iAffairs is excited to hold an August 12 event on the future of Canadian foreign policy.
Register for the event here.
Join us for a panel discussion via webinar with Dr. Robert W. Murray, Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Dr. Jane Boulden, and Dr. Paul Gecelovsky.
This is an important discussion that addresses and explores Canada’s foreign policy in a shifting global order. The discussion will also refer to the recently published Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs, which is part of a series of books published by Carleton University and edited by Dr. David Carment, Dr. Philippe Lagassé, and Dr. Yiagadeesen Samy. More information about the series can be found through this hyperlink.
The global order is changing. The unipolar system based upon American hegemony is increasingly challenged by several states, including China, Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, among others, as is the willingness of the US to continue to lead. The current period of flux calls into question not only the material structure of the international system but also the normative underpinning of the liberal international order. These changes in global order present Canada with varying challenges and opportunities and necessitates a shift in Canadian foreign and defence policy interests and strategies.
This panel will gather together experts in Canadian foreign policy to address the transformation in global order and the implications for Canada.
A Q&A panel will be held at the end. This event is presented by iAffairs Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal and Palgrave Macmillan, and is supported by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
Panellists:
Dr. Robert W. Murray
- Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Editor, The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs
- Former President and CEO, Grande Prairie Regional College
- Former Managing Director of the Government Practice Group, Dentons Canada LLP
Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot
- Managing Editor, Arctic Yearbook
- Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
- Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars
- Research Advisor, Indigenous Resource Network
- Senior Consultant, Morris Interactive
- Board Member of the Saskatchewan Indigenous Economic Development Network, The Arctic Institute, and the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
Dr. Jane Boulden
- Professor, Royal Military College of Canada
- Research Fellow, Queen’s University Centre for International and Defence Policy
- Former Canada Research Chair in International Relations and Security Studies
- Former MacArthur Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies at University of Oxford
Dr. Paul Gecelovsky
- Professor, University of Windsor
- Editor, The Palgrave Handbook of Canada in International Affairs
- Inaugural Royal Bank Financial Group Fellow in Political Economy, Departments of Economics and Political Science at Western University
- Has held positions at Western University and the University of Lethbridge
Moderator: Hadi Wess
- Associate Editor of Media and Public Relations, iAffairs Canada
- Master’s Candidate, NPSIA
- TV Host and Producer, Rogers TV
- Radio Anchor, 97.9 FM
