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CIC Victoria: Canada and the Changing World Order

June 11 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PDT

Join us at Victoria Harbour by Chartwell on Thursday, 11 June from 3:00-4:30 pm (located at 777 Belleville Street).

CIC Victoria members will be sent registration information by email.

Our focus

Canada and the Changing World Order

The geopolitical challenges today are seemingly endless. Indeed, from Ottawa to Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Kyiv, Tehran and beyond, countries are burning the midnight oil as they seek a way out of the turbulent times we live in. In particular, as Canadians are rethinking their nation’s role on the world stage, the presentation will focus on the need for Canada to produce a new national security strategy.

Our speaker

Dr. Chris Kilford is a member of the national board of the Canadian International Council (CIC), the former editor of CIC’s online foreign policy magazine Open Canada, and president of the CIC Victoria branch. He holds a PhD in history from Queen’s University and enjoyed a 36-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces including postings to Germany, Afghanistan and Turkey. He retired from the armed forces in September 2014. Since retiring, and besides sessional teaching at the Canadian Forces College, his book chapters, articles and opinion pieces on defence and foreign policy have appeared in numerous Canadian and international publications.

Details

  • Date: June 11
  • Time:
    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm PDT

Venue

  • Chartwell
  • 777 Belleville Street
    Victori, BC Canada     + Google Map

Organizer

  • CIC Victoria