{"id":15810,"date":"2026-02-12T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=15810"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:26:28","slug":"security-in-a-turbulent-world-canada-eurasia-and-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/event\/security-in-a-turbulent-world-canada-eurasia-and-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Security in a Turbulent World: Canada, Eurasia, and the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH.png\" alt=\"event flyer with title, photo of troops in field, date, location, logos from: MINDS, Mcdonald Laurier Institute and EETN. \" class=\"wp-image-15812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH.png 1080w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/02\/EETN-EVENT-MARCH-6TH-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Security and defence issues are increasingly central in an era of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Eurasia\u2014from Greenland to China\u2014has emerged as a critical pivot of global security dynamics. This conference examines key developments across Eurasia that directly affect Canada\u2019s strategic interests in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia\u2019s ongoing war against Ukraine, intensifying great-power competition in the Arctic, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, and the U.S. foreign policy uncertainty continue to reshape the security landscape. As an Arctic state and NATO member, Canada faces evolving military, strategic, and hybrid threats, including disinformation. Bringing together scholars and practitioners, the conference explores regional trends and assesses the challenges and opportunities facing Canada and Eurasia alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schedule\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"845-900-am-registration-and-coffee\"><strong>8:45-9:00 AM: Registration and coffee<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"900-915-am-opening-remarks\"><strong>9:00-9:15 AM: Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"915-1045-am-panel-1-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-year-5-conciliation-or-continued-conflict\"><strong>9:15-10:45 AM Panel 1:&nbsp;Russia\u2019s Invasion of Ukraine, Year 5: Conciliation or Continued Conflict<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/people\/jeff-sahadeo\/\">Jeff Sahadeo<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalities.org\/about\/board-of-directors\/dominique-arel\/\">Dominique Arel<\/a>\u00a0(University of Ottawa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newhaven.edu\/faculty-staff-profiles\/lena-lennon.php\">Olena Lennon<\/a>\u00a0(New Haven University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cisa.ndu.edu\/About\/Faculty-and-Staff\/Article-View\/Article\/2168331\/dr-erica-marat\/\">Erica Marat<\/a>\u00a0(National Defence University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nps.edu\/documents\/105858948\/106279825\/Taylor_Brian_bio_Aug16\/198264d8-9c80-48ee-8b7c-8e9c27f19768\">Brian D. Taylor<\/a>\u00a0(Syracuse University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1045-1100-am-break\"><strong>10:45-11:00 AM Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1100-am-1230-pm-panel-2-the-transatlantic-security-architecture-nato-european-defence-initiatives-and-canadas-role\"><strong>11:00 AM-12:30 PM Panel 2:&nbsp;The Transatlantic Security Architecture: NATO, European Defence Initiatives, and Canada\u2019s Role<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/people\/dr-crina-viju-miljusevic\/\">Crina Viju-Miljusevic<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca\/cp-fs\/lavalleec-eng.asp\">Chantal Lavallee<\/a>\u00a0(Royal Military College St. Jean)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/politics\/people\/profiles\/moens.html\">Alex Moens<\/a>\u00a0(Simon Fraser University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aur.edu\/node\/257\">Luca Ratti<\/a>\u00a0(University of Rome III)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1230-130-pm-lunch\"><strong>12:30-1:30 PM Lunch<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"130-300-pm-panel-3-disinformation-and-strategic-narratives-in-russias-war-on-ukraine\"><strong>1:30-3:00 PM Panel 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>Disinformation and Strategic Narratives in Russia\u2019s War on Ukraine<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/people\/dr-paul-goode\/\">Paul Goode<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontomu.ca\/information-technology-management\/faculty-research\/anatoliy-gruzd\/\">Anatoliy Gruzd<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Metropolitan University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.torontomu.ca\/philip-mai\">Philip Mai<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Metropolitan University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marist.edu\/liberal-arts\/faculty\/juris-pupcenoks\">Juris Pupcenoks<\/a>\u00a0(Marist University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"300-315-pm-break\"><strong>3:00-3:15 PM Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"315-445-pm-panel-4-from-cooperation-to-contestation-security-dynamics-in-the-circumpolar-north\"><strong>3:15-4:45 PM Panel 4:&nbsp;From Cooperation to Contestation: Security Dynamics in the Circumpolar North<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/macdonaldlaurier.ca\/cm-expert\/balkan-devlen\/\">Balkan Devlen<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Macdonald-Laurier Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umanitoba.ca\/arts\/andrea-charron\">Andrea Charron<\/a>\u00a0(University of Manitoba)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/recherche.umontreal.ca\/english\/our-researchers\/professors-directory\/researcher\/is\/in14644\/\">Suzanne Lalonde<\/a>\u00a0(Universite de Montreal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nord.no\/en\/news\/meet-high-north-centers-new-director-we-must-rethink-arctic-opportunities-0\">Andreas Raspotnik<\/a>\u00a0(High North Centre)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtroyal.ca\/ProgramsCourses\/FacultiesSchoolsCentres\/Arts\/Departments\/EconomicsJusticePolicyStudies\/Faculty\/KariRoberts.htm\">Kari Roberts<\/a>\u00a0(Mount Royal University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4:45 PM Closing remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is required. 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