NAADSN Emerging Leaders’ Node and the NATO Association of Canada present an Early-Career Pubinar: “NATO, the Arctic, and the Future.”

With the Fridtjof Nansen Institute

Venue: D’Arcy McGee’s – Elgin Room, 44 Sparks St., Ottawa

November 26, 2025 – 6:30pm-8:00pm

In geopolitically challenging times, characterized by shaping trends of development of advanced weapons technology, rising authoritarianism, and climate change, NATO and the Arctic are increasing in attention and profile. The pubinar idea originated with Andreas Østhagen and the Fridtjof Nansen Institute as a way to bring experts together in an informal setting to tackle big issues in a lively debate. In this early-career pubinar, we bring together early-career professions from academia and government to explore broad themes on NATO, the Arctic, and the Future.

This event is free and open to the public.

6:30pm: Opening Remarks

Jazlyn Melynchuk, NATO Association of Canada

Nicholas Glesby, North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network

6:35pm | Panel 1: Connecting North America and the North Atlantic

Moderator: Nicholas Glesby, Ph.D. Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University/NAADSN Administrator

Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Vice-President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute/Ph.D. Student, Deakin University

Samuel Pallaq Huyer, M.A. Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University

Kate Todd, Policy Officer, Department of National Defence

Zach Zimmerman, M.A. Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University

7:10-7:20pm | Break

7:20pm | Panel 2: Emerging Issues and Great Power Competition

Moderator: Hannah Christensen, M.A. Candidate, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Serafima Andreeva, Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institute

Vismay Buch, M.A. Candidate, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Nicole Covey, Ph.D. Candidate, Canadian Studies, Trent University

Jackson Walling, Ph.D. Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University/Emerging Leaders’ Node Co-Lead

For inquiries, nicholasglesby@trentu.ca.