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CIC Toronto: Canada in a Fragmenting World – Navigating Geopolitics, Alliances, and Emerging Security Challenges

April 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Canada in a Fragmenting World: Navigating Geopolitics, Alliances, and Emerging Security Challenges

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EST)
Location: Vari Engineering Building (ENG 103), 245 Church Street, Toronto

The Canadian International Council (CIC) Toronto Branch, in partnership with the International Issues Discussion (IID) series at Toronto Metropolitan University, is pleased to invite you to a timely discussion, “Canada in a Fragmenting World: Navigating Geopolitics, Alliances, and Emerging Security Challenges.”

Please note that this event is open to the public and no registration is required.
About the speakers
Dr. Patrice Dutil, an author, commentator and former podcaster who specializes in political and administrative history. By day he teaches in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at TMU. His most recent books are The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King and Statecraft and Canadian Prime Ministers and Their Cabinets (with Stephen Azzi).Dr. Sanjay Ruperalia, Professor of Politics and Public Administration at TMU, where he holds the Jarislowsky Democracy Chair, and a Senior Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He co-hosts On the Frontlines of Democracy, a monthly podcast and lecture series, and regularly contributes to media in North America and Asia. His books include Divided We Govern: coalition politics in modern India; The Indian Ideology, and Understanding India’s New Political Economy.

Grace van Vliet, Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of Toronto. She holds a Master’s in European, Russian, and Eurasian Affairs from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and a BA in History from TMU. Her research explores networks of international terrorism and their state sponsors, as well as the history of counterterrorism. She has written about the links between the Cold War Communist Bloc and Third World liberation movements, post-Cold War state building, and the origins of Canadian counterterrorism and security culture.

Details

  • Date: April 8
  • Time:
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Venue

  • TMU George Vari Engineering and Computing Center (ENG 103)
  • 245 Church Street
    Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Canada     + Google Map

Organizer

  • CIC Toronto Branch