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The Centre of International Relations (CIR) is a part of the Liu Institute of Global Issues and a research center within the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia. It facilitates internationally-oriented interdisciplinary research and curricula among the faculty and students of the University of British Columbia and other institutions in Canada and abroad. The CIR Working Papers discuss a broad range of the topics directly related to the research activities of the center.

Publications:	Taking Sovereignty Out of This World Regime-Induced Displacement and the Dilemmas of Civilian Protection Creating Space for Emancipatory Human Security The Pervasiveness and Absence of 'The Political'? Environment Activism or National Security Threat? The Challenge of Constructing Legitimacy in Peacebuilding The Challenge of Constructing Legitimacy in Peacebuilding New Tricks for the Dogs of War, or just Old W(h)ine in New Bottles? - Securitisation, Defence Policy and Civilian Control in Brazil, 1994-2002 Is there a Specifically Canadian Perspective in the World? Raising the Risks of War: Defence Spending Trends and Competitive Arms Processes in East Asia China's Conception of Energy Security: Sources and International Impacts Coercion, Compromise, and Co-optation under the New Security Dilemma: Addressing Colombia's Armed Groups State Sovereignty and Regional Instiutionalism in the Asia Pacific Human Rights Violations and Non-State Armed Groups: A New Framework Rwanda and the Politics of the Body The 2002 Nuclear Posture Review: The 'New Triad', Counterproliferation, and U.S. Grand Strategy Beyond the Linguistic Analogy: Norm and Action in International Politics Geopolitical Change and Contemporary Security Studies: Contextualizing the Human Security Agenda Law, Knowledge, and National Interests in Trade Disputes: The Softwood Lumber Case The Revolution in Military Affairs and its Impact on Canada: The Challenge and the Consequences Asia and Nonproliferation after the Cold War: Issues, Challenges and Strategies The Problem of Change in International Relations Theory Surrogate Sovereignty? Great Power Responsibility and "Failed States" Small Arms Trade and Proliferation in East Asia: Southeast Asia and the Russian Far East Uniting Nations: Global Regimes and the UN System Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism: The International Political Economy of the Trade/Environment Nexus De Facto States in the International System Sino-Russian Confidence Building Measures: A Preliminary Analysis John Nelson (1873 - 1936) and the Origins of Canadian Participation in APEC Canada’s Transatlantic Interests and the Enlargement of NATO The Why and How of EU Enlargement The Territorial Covenant: International Society and the Stabilization of Boundaries Japan’s Regional and Global Coalition Participation: Political and Economic Aspects Virtual Resources: International Relations Research on the Internet Taiwan: Between Two Nationalisms Transnational Organized Crime and International Security Chinese Naval Power and East Asian Security The Evolution of Cooperative Security: Canada and the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1973-1994 New Powers, Old Patterns: Dangers of the Naval Buildup in the Asia Pacific Region Asia Pacific Arms Buildups: Part Two Asia Pacific Arms Buildups: Part One

Publications:

Taking Sovereignty Out of This World
Regime-Induced Displacement and the Dilemmas of Civilian Protection
Creating Space for Emancipatory Human Security
The Pervasiveness and Absence of 'The Political'?
Environment Activism or National Security Threat?
The Challenge of Constructing Legitimacy in Peacebuilding
The Challenge of Constructing Legitimacy in Peacebuilding
New Tricks for the Dogs of War, or just Old W(h)ine in New Bottles? - Securitisation, Defence Policy and Civilian Control in Brazil, 1994-2002
Is there a Specifically Canadian Perspective in the World?
Raising the Risks of War: Defence Spending Trends and Competitive Arms Processes in East Asia
China's Conception of Energy Security: Sources and International Impacts
Coercion, Compromise, and Co-optation under the New Security Dilemma: Addressing Colombia's Armed Groups
State Sovereignty and Regional Instiutionalism in the Asia Pacific
Human Rights Violations and Non-State Armed Groups: A New Framework
Rwanda and the Politics of the Body
The 2002 Nuclear Posture Review: The 'New Triad', Counterproliferation, and U.S. Grand Strategy
Beyond the Linguistic Analogy: Norm and Action in International Politics
Geopolitical Change and Contemporary Security Studies: Contextualizing the Human Security Agenda
Law, Knowledge, and National Interests in Trade Disputes: The Softwood Lumber Case
The Revolution in Military Affairs and its Impact on Canada: The Challenge and the Consequences
Asia and Nonproliferation after the Cold War: Issues, Challenges and Strategies
The Problem of Change in International Relations Theory
Surrogate Sovereignty? Great Power Responsibility and "Failed States"
Small Arms Trade and Proliferation in East Asia: Southeast Asia and the Russian Far East
Uniting Nations: Global Regimes and the UN System
Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism: The International Political Economy of the Trade/Environment Nexus
De Facto States in the International System
Sino-Russian Confidence Building Measures: A Preliminary Analysis
John Nelson (1873 - 1936) and the Origins of Canadian Participation in APEC
Canada’s Transatlantic Interests and the Enlargement of NATO
The Why and How of EU Enlargement
The Territorial Covenant: International Society and the Stabilization of Boundaries
Japan’s Regional and Global Coalition Participation: Political and Economic Aspects
Virtual Resources: International Relations Research on the Internet
Taiwan: Between Two Nationalisms
Transnational Organized Crime and International Security
Chinese Naval Power and East Asian Security
The Evolution of Cooperative Security: Canada and the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1973-1994
New Powers, Old Patterns: Dangers of the Naval Buildup in the Asia Pacific Region
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups: Part Two
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups: Part One