The NAADSN Ideas Series presents “NATO at 75,” a virtual month-long series (via MS Teams) dedicated to the 75^th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The importance of the collective defence alliance has been revived since Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Canada was an original signatory of the Treaty in 1949, making significant contributions and commitments in Korea, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Latvia. Canada, and North America’s, role in multilateral transatlantic security has been reinvigorated amidst the current international security environment marked by the return of strategic competition.

The North and American and Arctic Defence and Security Network is pleased to welcome scholars and practitioners to discuss the past, present, and future of Canada’s role in NATO in the lead-up to 75^thanniversary celebrations of the Washington Treaty on 4 April 2024.

Please join us for this discussion on “The Alliance of the Future” on Thursday, 4 April 2024 at 12PM ET via MS Teams.

Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky is Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Gender, Security and the Armed Forces and Professor, Political Studies, Queen’s University

Mr. Robert Baines is President and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada.

Dr. Anessa L. Kimball is Professor, Political Science, Université Laval and Director, Centre for International Security.

Moderator: Olivia Wynne Houck is Ph.D. Candidate, History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NAADSN Research Fellow.

Please register via this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37936da2-1854-4c9a-9e5f-d83d756d8767@96b3e9df-6155-4dac-aed2-782885812aec.

Other NAADSN Ideas Series: NATO at 75 programming:

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 at 12 PM ET – Canada in NATO, 1949-2019: A Discussion with Dr. Joseph T. Jockel and Dr. Joel Sokolsky

Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 12 PM ET – The Alliance of the Past

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 12 PM ET – The Alliance of the Present