{"id":17469,"date":"2026-10-23T14:48:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=17469"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:48:45","slug":"the-nordic-baltic-security-nexus-implications-for-canada","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/event\/the-nordic-baltic-security-nexus-implications-for-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nordic-Baltic Security Nexus. Implications for Canada"},"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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/\">The Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN) <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/naadsn.ca\/\">the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN)<\/a> are pleased to present a full-day roundtable on security, resilience, and regional cooperation in the Nordic-Baltic states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The roundtable brings together scholars, policy experts, and practitioners from Canada and the Baltic region to discuss NATO\u2019s eastern flank, hybrid threats, and Canada\u2019s role in Baltic security. Over the course of the day, panelists will share research and on-the-ground perspectives on the challenges facing the region and the opportunities for transatlantic collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the conference<\/strong><br>The Nordic and Baltic regions have become central to NATO\u2019s defence and deterrence, as hybrid and \u201cgrey-zone\u201d threats reshape European security. Canada is deeply engaged there: it leads NATO\u2019s Multinational Brigade Latvia, contributes over 3,000 Canadian Armed Forces members to Operation REASSURANCE, and is a Co-Framework Nation for Multinational Division-North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This conference brings together scholars, practitioners, and emerging researchers from Canada and Northern Europe to ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What lessons can Canada draw from its engagements in Ukraine, Eastern and Northern Europe, and the Arctic?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where could Canada pursue leadership and collaboration with non-Arctic states in the region?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beyond NATO, what role can other multilateral fora play in Nordic and Baltic security?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Programme highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opening keynote by Camilla Unsgaard, Swedish Defence University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panel 1: Evolving Threat Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panel 2: Arctic-Baltic Nexus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panels 3 and 4: Turning the Tables, an Emerging Leaders\u2019 Forum with graduate researchers from EETN and NAADSN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers include experts from the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Nord University, R\u012bga Stradi\u0146\u0161 University, and Carleton and Trent Universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/event\/the-nordic-baltic-security-nexus-implications-for-canada\/\">Register and View Programme<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":17474,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-17469","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-11-10 08:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-11-10 16:00:00","cu_event_add_to_calendar":"show","cu_event_location_type":"hybrid","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_building":"DT","cu_event_meeting_room":"2017","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/17469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/17469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17473,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/17469\/revisions\/17473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=17469"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=17469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}