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CIC Vancouver: Canada First, Not Canada Alone

April 14, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT

We are excited to announce that Dr. Adam Chapnick is coming from Toronto and the Canadian Forces College to speak about his new book – Canada First, Not Canada Alone.

Adam Chapnick and his co-author, Asa McKercher’s latest book, Canada First, not Canada Alone: A History of Canadian Foreign Policy, tells the story of a country that has traditionally benefited from diplomatic prudence and compromise even as its citizens have yearned for their elected officials to be world leaders. It argues that, like any country, Canada must look out for its own interests first, but in the modern world, it can’t do so effectively without cooperating with other states and non-state actors. Join Adam as he delves into Canada’s foreign policy past and what it can tell us about how Ottawa might best navigate the increasingly uncertain and dangerous world we find ourselves in today.

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Dr. Adam Chapnick is a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada and the deputy director of education at the Canadian Forces College. He holds a BA (Honours) from Trent University, an MA in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and a PhD in History from the University of Toronto. He is the award-winning author or editor of ten books and over 50 academic essays and book chapters. He is also a regular commentator in the public realm. He has appeared as a foreign policy expert on Global News, CTV News, CBC News, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, and CBC radio, and has testified as an expert witness before The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Between 2013 and 2015, he co-edited CIC’s International Journal, Canada’s leading journal of global policy analysis.

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Venue

  • Holiday Inn, Downtown Vancouver
  • 1110 Howe St
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1R2 Canada     + Google Map