Reflections on Global Affairs: Is the world really falling apart? Presented by IDEAS, CBC RADIO ONE and the Munk School of Global Affairs

Description

For months, the news has been bleak: Brexit, populism, terrorism and, an America divided. The war in Syria has continued to rage and the number of refugees and other migrants — world-wide — has continued to mount. Then, there’s economic inequality and a host of other big concerns. Now, it’s tempting to think that everything is falling apart. But is that really true? IDEAS CBC RADIO ONE in partnership with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto reflects upon the state of the world, along with a razor sharp panel.

Join Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance at the University of Washington; Randall Hansen Director of the Centre of European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Professor of Political Science; Janice Stein, the Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and an internationally renowned expert on international conflict and global governance; and moderator Stephen Toope, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, as they take the global view in a time of disruption and change.

EVENT HOST: Greg Kelly. Executive Producer IDEAS, CBC RADIO ONE

PANELISTS

Professor Michael Blake
Michael Blake is a Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance at the University of Washington. Until 2016, he was the Director of the UW’s Program on Values in Society. He received his bachelor degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from Stanford University. He obtained some legal training at Yale Law School, before running away to become a philosopher. He is jointly appointed to the Department of Philosophy and to the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs.

Professor Randell Hansen
Randall Hansen is Director of the Centre of European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Professor of Political Science. He has a doctorate from Oxford, and taught at the Universities of London and Oxford before taking up a Chair at the University of Toronto. The author of 4 books,
4 edited books, and dozens of articles, he works on immigration and refugees, eugenics and population policy, and the effect of war on civilian populations.

Professor Janice Gross Stein
Professor Janice Gross Stein, the Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, is an internationally renowned expert on international conflict and global governance. Her analysis is regularly featured across Canadian media covering breaking developments around the globe, from military action in Eastern Europe to escalating conflict in the Middle East. Professor Stein’s expertise is sought after by governments and foreign affairs specialists seeking council on negotiation, international security, and public education. As an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Professor Stein has been recognized for her outstanding contribution to public debate. She is member of the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, and holds Honorary Doctorate of Laws from four universities.

MODERATOR

Stephen Toope
Professor Stephen J. Toope is Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs. Before joining the Munk School in January 2015, Professor Toope was President of the University of British Columbia from 2006 to 2014. He represented Western Europe and North America on the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances from 2002-2007. He continues to conduct research on many aspects of international law and is currently working on issues of continuity and change in international law, and the origins of international obligation in international society. Before joining UBC, Toope was President of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, and Dean of Law at McGill. A Canadian citizen, Professor Toope earned his PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge, his degrees in common law (LLB) and civil law (BCL) with honours from McGill University, and graduated magna cum laude with his AB in History and Literature from Harvard University.

EVENT HOST

Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly is the Executive Producer of the CBC Radio One program IDEAS. After completing his doctorate in literature at Oxford University, Greg Kelly left the academy to begin working at the CBC Radio — in fact, his first foray into broadcasting was at IDEAS. His work in both radio and television has won international awards. In 2006, Greg left the CBC to create and oversee a daily NPR current affairs program, The Story, which was carried by over 100 affiliates. He then went to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, where he became Editor of the internationally-acclaimed program The State We’re In, which won numerous awards and was carried nationally in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland as well as select markets in India and Africa. He returned to Canada in the autumn of 2013, and is now an Associate Senior Fellow of Massey College.