Liu Institute for Global Issues

The Liu Institute for Global Issues is an interdisciplinary research hub for emerging global issues in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC). At the Liu Institute, we strive to catalyze innovative thinking and positive change, bridging the gap between academics and practitioners to transform research into actions. Our policy-led approach encourages examination of economic, social and environmental interactions and solutions that advance sustainability, security and social justice, particularly in lower income communities.

 
 

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Thinking through Southeast Asia: Community Conversations at the Centre for Southeast Asian Research, 2024-25

Cindy Ewing examines the complicated relationship between the 1947 Asian Relations Conference and the Indochinese anti-colonial guerilla forces. (image credits: Quinton Huang) What does it mean to think through a region? As the Centre for Southeast Asian Research (CSEAR) marked a year of...

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Exploring Chinese History, Ideology, and Film: Highlights from the Centre for Chinese Research 2024-25

Since its founding in 1992, the Centre for Chinese Research (CCR) at SPPGA has been a key hub for Chinese studies at UBC. This academic year the Centre continued its mission to foster interdisciplinary understandings of China, Chinese culture, and Chineseness. In October 2024, CCR hosted the...

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Leading Research on Korea at UBC: Highlights from the Centre for Korean Research 2024-25

The Centre for Korean Research at SPPGA arranged a wide array of activities and events during the 2024-25 academic year—including five major talks. These events manifested CKR’s dedication to advance, coordinate, and facilitate research on Korean and Canada-Korean issues at the University of...

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Nuclear Energy and Power-Hungry AI: Faculty Expert Opinion

With the power-hungry tech industry looking to nuclear energy to meet the rising demands of Artificial Intelligence (AI), SPPGA Director Allison Macfarlane and Prof. M. V. Ramana provide expert opinion about its risks, costs, and long-term sustainability. AI’s Energy Demands and Nuclear’s...

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CSEAR Message of Solidarity and Resources following the Lapu-Lapu Tragedy

All of us at the UBC Centre for Southeast Asian Research are devastated by the senseless tragedy at the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party on Saturday, April 26, 2025. We extend our profound condolences to those who have lost loved ones and we keep in our thoughts all those who have been impacted. This...

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2025 Global Policy Project Symposium: MPPGA Students Address Real-World Policy Challenges

Every year through the capstone Global Policy Project (GP²), groups of MPPGA students address real-world policy challenges with clients from around the globe. During the two day spring symposium, students give presentations that outline their findings and recommendations following months of...

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