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The mission of the CIC is to promote an understanding of international affairs and Canada’s role in a changing world by providing Canadians with a non-partisan, nationwide forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate. Accordingly, the cornerstone of the CIC’s work is our events program. The CIC national office and our branches hold more than 150 events per year in cities across the country. In particular, our branch events give members an opportunity to directly engage with global issues that often intersect with local concerns. The CIC also supports events outside of Canada, often in partnership with other global think tanks, that can introduce Canadian perspectives to global audiences. CIC events take on many different forms, from academic lectures and panel discussions to town hall meetings and pub nights. Please consult our events calendar for a listing of CIC-organized and sponsored events.

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CIC Calgary: The US National Security Strategy – How It Affects Canada

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MST

Join the Calgary Branch on Thursday, February 26 from 7-8:30 pm for an evening event featuring Dr. Chris Kilford.

Over the past 18 months, our speaker has travelled to Turkiye, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Bhutan, Poland and Latvia where he had a chance to sit down with numerous officials including Canada’s Ambassador to Turkiye, Taiwan’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Latvia’s Defence Minister among others. In Poland, he also met with members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are training Ukrainian military personnel and in Latvia, leading NATO’s Multinational Brigade.

During his talk, Chris will speak about what the new United States National Security Strategy has to say about how Washington sees itself and the world, interspersed with what he learned while on the ground and what Canada should do in response to the mounting geopolitical shifts our country now faces.

Venue

The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, AB

Tickets

CIC Members: Free
Non-members: Free

A cash bar and light snacks will be available. Purchase HERE or click the button below.

Speaker Bio

A former senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, Chris brings deep experience in defence analysis, foreign policy, and diplomatic service, including deployments in Afghanistan and Turkiye and leadership roles within the Department of National Defence.  He is a member of the national board of the Canadian International Council, the former executive editor of CIC’s online foreign policy magazine Open Canada, president of the CIC Victoria branch and a sessional professor with the Canadian Forces College where he teaches Canadian foreign and defence policy. He holds a PhD in history from Queen’s University with a focus on civil-military relations in the developing world. Chris also enjoyed a 36-year career in the Canadian Army, commanding 4th Air Defence Regiment, followed by various senior positions in the Department of National Defence, including Director, Future Security Analysis and Military Liaison Officer to the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence. From July 2009 until July 2010, Chris deployed to Canada’s Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan as the Deputy Military Attaché. On his return to Canada, he commenced Turkish language training, after which he was sent to Canada’s Embassy in Ankara as the Canadian Defence Attaché with cross accreditation to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan. He was in this post from July 2011 until July 2014. Chris retired from the military in September 2014.

 

Details

  • Date: February 26
  • Time:
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MST

Venue

  • The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, AB

Organizer

  • CIC Calgary