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CIC Halifax: Canada Alone: Navigating the Post American World

September 25, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Canada Alone: Navigating the Post American World

Public Talk and Panel Discussion

Thursday September 25, 2025, 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library

A Public Event sponsored by Canadian International Council, Halifax Branch, in collaboration with Halifax Public Libraries

We live in dangerous times. The global order has been disrupted by the re-election of Donald Trump and diplomacy based upon durable post-war alliances has been replaced by exchanges of missiles. Our featured speaker Kim Richard Nossal saw it coming and provided us with an early warning in his prophetic 2023 book, Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-American World.

 

About the Speaker – Kim Richard Nossal

Dr. Nossal is one of our leading authorities on Canada and its place in the world.  He is professor emeritus of political studies, Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University and author of a host of well-known books on Canadian foreign and defence policy.

 

The ‘Make America Great Again’ movement is back, with a vengeance, and it has breathed new life into today’s polarizing forces, including the spread of authoritarian, illiberal and anti-democratic values.  The West is, as Nossal predicted, showing signs of “fracture under the twin stresses of a re-invigorated America First policy and the purposeful abandonment of American global leadership.” Our speaker will provide us with “an essential guide to finding our way forward in this deeply unfamiliar post-American world.”

Reaction Panel – Moderated by Asa McKercher

 

A panel of recognized experts will respond to Kim Nossal’s talk and engage in discussion with the audience. Anchoring the panel will be Dr. Asa McKercher, Editor of the International Journal, official journal of the Canadian International Council, and Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations and Associate Professor in Public Policy and Governance at St. Francis-Xavier University.

 

Date and Location:

Thursday September 25, 2025, 6 pm to 8:30 pm

Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library

5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 1E9

Doors open at 6:00 pm.

 

Registration and Admission:

 

Admission is free but seating is limited in the venue. Please register in advance through Eventbrite to reserve a seat. Follow the link:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-alone-navigating-the-post-american-world-public-talk-and-panel-tickets-1424273553539 Retain a copy of your ticket for presentation at the door.

For inquiries or further information, contact Paul W. Bennett, Vice-President/Events, CIC Halifax at director@schoolhouseconsulting.ca  or (902) 233-2414.

Details

  • Date: September 25, 2025
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
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Venue

  • Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
  • 5440 Spring Garden Rd
    Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1E9 Canada     + Google Map