Overview

A growing initiative for QIAA, the production of highly informative publications designed to be as useful as they are educational, will be a highlight of the coming academic year. Our two publications, the Queen's International Observer and the Global Passport will both see innovative upgrades, opening a world of possibilities to our members.

The Queen's International Observer QIAA’s Bi-Monthly Magazine

The QIO is currently accepting submissions for all issues from anyone interested.  No experience or published material necessary.

Issue 1: Globalization: A Necessary Enemy or Undesirable Friend?                                                                   Download Full Text PDF (1280kb)

Globalization is an ancient phenomenon that continues to bind our world closer.  Permeating through our daily lives, it uses almost every channel – from the faster airplane to the faster Internet connection to bring ‘foreign’ goods, concepts and culture closer.  The result is the gradual irrelevance of national borders.  Consequently, regional conflicts have even stronger global consequences while foreign leaders impact domestic policy.  An economic slowdown in one region holds severe and immediate consequences for the world. Cultures, phenomena such as ‘homegrown terrorism’ and epidemics such as SARS and Mad Cow now flow around our inter-connected world with ease.  New technologies and innovative ideas now circle the world in mere hours.  Is the world made better by this new reality enabled by an ancient phenomenon?  This issue will explore this in detail. 

Issue 2: The United Nations: Finding the Balance Between Duty and Diplomacy.                                            

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The events of this past summer truly highlight the fragility of contemporary peace and security.  The crisis in the Middle East posed a grave challenge for the international community to react and resolve the potential of mass humanitarian loss.  The world looked to the United Nations as the only legitimate multilateral organization that is warranted with the authority to resolve the situation.  However, the Security Council lacked a decisiveness and efficiency that was much required at the time.  Nonetheless, a resolution issued by the most powerful organ of the UN effectively ceased hostilities in the region.  This issue looks at the United Nations as an indispensable institution struggling to come to terms with the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Issue 3: International Development: Burden or a Promise?                                                                             

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It has been over four decades since the international community agreed on a collective pursuit of global development and equality for all.  However, in the world today over one billion people live under the poverty line of USD 1 per day.  In light of this, certain governments have continued to neglect the gravity of global poverty by refusing to dedicate 0.7% of their national budgets to development projects worldwide.  While applauding the efforts of individuals and organizations that have contributed to the global development project, increased dedication and commitment is required to fulfill the dream of eliminating poverty one day.  This issue explores contemporary issues of poverty while investigating the void between a promise once made and a dedication that appears forgotten. 

Issue 4: Canadian Foreign Policy: A Need to be More than Just a Name.

To be released March 30th

Over the past 60 years, successive Canadian governments have pursued a liberal democratic policy that has kept our nation in step with the United States, while carving a unique Canadian position in world affairs.  Our involvement in U.N. peacekeeping roles and our effective neutrality has been strong tenants of Canadian foreign policy.  In response to issues such as global terrorism that have risen to prominence on the global agenda, Canada – like many western democracies, has come under pressure to alter the priorities on its foreign agenda.  As emerging countries such as China and India gain increasing prominence in world affairs, Canada will come under increasing pressure to ensure that its views are represented on the world scale.  This issue explores the achievements and challenges in Canada’s attempts to define itself on the world stage.

The Global Passport QIAA’s International Internship Guide

Your Guide To Internships Around the World

The Global Passport is an online guide to internships and job opportunities with internationally-focused organizations. It is currently available online.