{"id":2895,"date":"2026-09-22T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/?page_id=2895"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:40:49","slug":"60-years-of-npsia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/60-years-of-npsia\/","title":{"rendered":"60 years of NPSIA"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/09\/60thwebsite_header-photo-1600x700.png); background-position: 45% 0%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        60 Years of NPSIA\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence in International Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 18, 2026, NPSIA proudly celebrated its 60th anniversary with an unforgettable evening bringing together alumni, students, faculty, partners, and members of the diplomatic corps. We were especially honoured to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/Members\/en\/anita-anand(96081)\">Honourable Anita Anand<\/a>, whose participation underscored NPSIA&#8217;s enduring role in shaping leaders and advancing dialogue on global issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The celebration was a powerful reflection of the vibrant community that has defined NPSIA for six decades and continues to inspire its future. We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who joined us to commemorate this milestone and look forward to the next chapter in NPSIA&#8217;s remarkable history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>60 years of impact. 60 years of leadership. 60 years of NPSIA.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Canada\u2019s Leading International Affairs Program Celebrates 60th Anniversary\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/npsia-international-affairs-60th-anniversary\/\">Read the Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/09\/Anand_Website-60th-768x698.png); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row-reverse mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        \nCanada\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs Discusses International Strategy at NPSIA 60th event\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/2026\/canadas-minister-of-foreign-affairs-discusses-international-strategy-at-npsia-60th-event\/\">Read the Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/23-NPSIA-60th-Celebration-232-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"60th-anniversary-event-recording\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">60th Anniversary Event Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NPSIA 60th Anniversary Celebration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwbWE5x1sTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/09\/NPSIA-60th-anniversay-photos_3-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/09\/NPSIA-60th-anniversay-photos_3-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/09\/NPSIA-60th-anniversay-photos_3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"npsia-at-60-a-canadian-foreign-policy-journal-conference\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">NPSIA at 60: A Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of its <strong>60th Anniversary celebrations<\/strong>, the <strong>Norman Paterson School of International Affairs<\/strong>, in partnership with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/journals\/rcfp20\"><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ)<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, brought together alumni, faculty, students, and members of the policy community on <strong>October 16, 2026<\/strong>, for a day of reflection and discussion on Canada\u2019s role in the world and NPSIA\u2019s enduring contribution to the study and practice of Canadian foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event opened with a keynote address by<a href=\"https:\/\/sais.jhu.edu\/directory\/christopher-sands\"> <strong>Christopher Sands<\/strong><\/a>, Director of the Center for U.S.-Canada Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Throughout the day, distinguished NPSIA alumni and faculty engaged in four thematic panel discussions focusing on <strong>Diplomacy, Development, Security, and Trade and Investment<\/strong>. Drawing on decades of experience and scholarship, panelists examined the evolution of Canadian foreign policy, explored the challenges and opportunities confronting Canada today, and reflected on NPSIA\u2019s role in shaping generations of scholars, practitioners, and leaders in international affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Sands\" class=\"wp-image-3016\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992793575987737;width:409px;height:auto\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/8-IMG_4036-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing together voices from academia, government, diplomacy, and civil society, this special anniversary event celebrated NPSIA\u2019s rich legacy, assessed Canada\u2019s place in a rapidly changing global environment, and looked ahead to the future of Canadian foreign policy and international engagement. As part of NPSIA\u2019s milestone anniversary year, the gathering served as both a reflection on six decades of achievement and a reaffirmation of the School\u2019s commitment to preparing the next generation of global leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n    <div class=\"cu-imagegrid cu-imagegrid-4 cu-component-updated grid not-prose md:grid-cols-3 max-w-5xl gap-1 md:gap-2\">\n        \n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/17-IMG_4060-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/20-IMG_4067-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/21-IMG_4068-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n    <div class=\"cu-imagegrid cu-imagegrid-4 cu-component-updated grid not-prose md:grid-cols-3 max-w-5xl gap-1 md:gap-2\">\n        \n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/27-IMG_4080-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/30-IMG_4085-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden aspect-[4\/3] bg-cover bg-center col-span-1 md:order-1 lg:order-none rounded-lg bg-black\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/32-IMG_4097-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"security panel\" class=\"wp-image-3019\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992793575987737;width:436px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/10\/37-IMG_4123-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"reflecting-on-60-years-with-former-director-maureen-molot\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Reflecting on 60 Years with Former Director Maureen Molot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/Maureen-Molot.jpg\" alt=\"Maureen Molot\n\" class=\"wp-image-616\" style=\"width:296px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/Maureen-Molot.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/Maureen-Molot-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/Maureen-Molot-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/12\/Maureen-Molot-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My connection to NPSIA began in 1982 when <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/people\/brian-tomlin\/\" data-type=\"cu_people\" data-id=\"167\">Brian Tomlin<\/a>, who had just been appointed the\u00a0 director of the School, asked if I would agree to become associate director and move to NPSIA. I agreed and stayed at NPSIA until I retired in 2006. There were many changes over the years \u2013 the addition of new faculty members, changes in NPSIA\u2019s \u201cstreams\u201d or areas of focus, revisions to the MA program, and the establishment of a doctoral program. We also developed, with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/ma-jd-program\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"106\">a joint MA-LLB<\/a>, which was unique in Canada. \u00a0Toward the end of my time at NPSIA, a new stream in intelligence and security was created and attracted many students. From a look at NPSIA\u2019s website I see that that academic innovation continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were many highlights over my years at NPSIA. \u00a0Given our location in Ottawa and the School\u2019s long association with what was then the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (now <a href=\"https:\/\/international.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\">Global Affairs Canada<\/a>), attention to Canadian foreign policy was a natural focus. \u00a0The annual review of Canadian foreign and economic policy and Canada\u2019s relations with countries in different parts of the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-67015-2\">Canada Among Nations<\/a>, was first published in 1984. Some years later (in 1993) the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/journals\/rcfp20\">Canadian Foreign Policy Journal<\/a><\/em> was created.\u00a0 It is wonderful to see that both publications continue.\u00a0 Both did much to fill lacunae in Canadian academe and to enhance the reputation of NPSIA in Canada and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the signing of first the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and then the North American Free Trade Agreement some years later, NPSIA developed relationships with similar academic programs in universities in both Washington (Georgetown) and Mexico City (El Colegio de Mexico) and organized annual trips for students interested in these Agreements and their implementation, first to Washington and then to Mexico City.&nbsp; In return NPSIA hosted students studying at like institutions in both capitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many decades NPSIA benefited enormously from Department of National Defence grants for academic work in military and strategic studies.\u00a0 These funds supported students interested in these areas as well as some visiting scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NPSIA attracted outstanding students from across Canada and internationally.&nbsp; Teaching these motivated and articulate students was a pleasure.&nbsp; I learned a great deal from our conversation in the classroom and outside.&nbsp; NPSIA grads went on to careers in governments in Canada and in their home countries as well as in international organization and the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to NPSIA on its 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary and may the School go from strength to strength.&nbsp; And thank you Teddy for allowing me to participate in a very small way in what is a very impressive milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">Maureen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 18, 2026, NPSIA proudly celebrated its 60th anniversary with an unforgettable evening bringing together alumni, students, faculty, partners, and members of the diplomatic corps. 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