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Ep. 28: Jane Boulden on How the War in Ukraine is Disrupting the Rules-Based International Order
The ongoing war in Ukraine has shaken the foundation of international relations. In many ways this war feels like déjà vu—a land war in Europe, a larger power attempting to overtake another smaller country for its own gains. But in other ways this war is unprecedented. Professor Jane Boulden joins us this episode to help make sense of the impact of the war in Ukraine on the international order, on the United Nations and on how this war has eroded the rules-based order that we thought governed international relations.
About our guest:
Jane Boulden is a Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and cross-appointed as an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University. From 2004–2014, she held a Canada Research Chair in International Relations and Security Studies. From 2000 until 2004, she was a MacArthur Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford. She works in the areas of superpower politics, nuclear weapons, conflict management, the United Nations and Canadian foreign policy.
Additional information can be found here:
https://rmc-ca.academia.edu/JaneBoulden
https://www.emporia.app/users/janeboulden
Check out all of our analysis on the war in Ukraine at https://www.conferenceboard.ca/insights/impact-of-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
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