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Kathryn Hochstetler interviewed in Science magazine about deforestation and hydropower

Hydropower dams may be an unlikely new weapon for conservationists trying to save tropical trees. A new study reveals that vast forests are necessary to keep rivers flowing and turbines spinning. Without them, the dams produce significantly less power than they would otherwise. "The idea that protecting tropical forest is necessary for sustainable hydropower is a new argument," says Kathryn Hochstetler of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Histories and Reflections on Engagement with and among James Bay Crees of Northern Quebec

Jasmin Habib has organized and will be chairing the roundtable "Histories and Reflections on Engagement with and among James Bay Crees of Northern Quebec" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anthropology Society being held at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, May 7 to 11. 

Andrew Cooper co-authors new book with Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur

Oxford University Press

Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy

CTV News Channel: Britain claims it has evidence

Britain also claims it has evidence chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Associate professor at the University of Waterloo and CIGI Senior Fellow Bessma Momani discusses.

CTV News Channel: Strength of Counterterrorism

Professor Kitchen speaks to CTV News this week on the strength of Canada's counterterrorism.

CNN: How big is Canada’s terrorism threat?

By Veronica Kitchen, Special to CNN

Editor’s note: Veronica Kitchen is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. The views expressed are her own.

CTV News: Syria Using Chemical Weapons?

Bessma Momani appears on CTV news to speak on the allegations of Syria using chemical weapons.

Professor Sarah Eaton will be speaking at the Universitat Heidelberg for the Institute of Chinese Studies. Professor Eaton will be giving a talk The Political Economy of China's Advancing State.

Professor Andrew Cooper will be speaking at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on March 4, 2013 with Chicago Bears lineman Israel Idonije
 

Sadly, our deprtment has learned that Professor Jack Kersell passed away on February 23, 2013.

Waterloo, Ontario (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013) — Scholars at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University have received inaugural grants from the Chanchlani India Policy Centre (CIPC) to support research that provides policy recommendations for building stronger relations between Canada and India. Focusing on diverse areas such as natural resources, Group of Twenty (G20) cooperation, and infant health, the scholars will share their findings with academic, government, and private-sector communities.