Lionel Gelber Prize 2015 Finalists Announced
February 9, 2015
February 9, 2015 (Toronto and Washington): Jury Chair William Thorsell today announced the five finalists for the 2015 Prize.
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Lionel Gelber Prize Jury Reveals Longlist for 25th Anniversary Awarding
January 26, 2015
William Thorsell, Jury Chair, today announced a longlist of ten international titles on foreign affairs that call out to a world of readers.
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After Snowden: The Munk School and LSE co-sponsor debate on the rules of cyberspace
January 23, 2015
The Munk School of Global Affairs co-sponsors a London School of Economics public forum on the continuing public policy debate about the rules of cyberspace.
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The Digital Public Square
January 6, 2015
At the beginning of 2015, then Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced a new partnership with the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs to launch the Digital Public Square project, an up to $9-million initiative that will increase digital space for free expression and open political dialogue.
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From the Director of the Munk School
January 5, 2015
Read a welcome message from Professor Stephen J. Toope, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs.
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Links between ISIS and malware attacks on Syrian opposition groups
December 18, 2014
A Syrian citizen group critical of ISIS was recently the victim of a targeted malware attack designed to reveal their location, the Citizen Lab reports.
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Ron Deibert on the rift in cyberspace between global citizenship and the nation-state system
November 27, 2014
Professor Ron Deibert analyses the difficulties arising from new norms in cyberspace, how they conflict with the old established system of Westphalian nation-states, and how this tension can be reconciled.
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25th Lionel Gelber Prize Jury Announced
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014 (Toronto and Washington) – Patricia Rubin, Chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize Board and niece of the late Lionel Gelber, has announced the 2015 prize jury, selected by returning Jury Chair William Thorsell.
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Citizen Lab Report Highlighting Cyber Attack Danger Faced by Civil Society
November 11, 2014
The Citizen Lab published a new report entitled Communities @ Risk, detailing the persistent and disruptive cyber attacks experienced by CSOs protecting human rights and civil liberties
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MGA Report Published by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
November 10, 2014
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) has published an in-depth report written by five MGA students detailing the status and policy considerations of social entrepreneurship in Ireland, representing a major contribution to the field.
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