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2026 Glyn Berry Rountable, April 10
The Centre for the Study of Security and Development (CSSD) and the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University, in partnership with the Canadian International Council (Halifax Branch) and the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, held the 2026 Glyn Berry Roundtable. This year’s roundtable convenes a distinguished panel of scholars to examine the implications of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s January 2026 address at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
2025 Stanfield Conversation: Challenges to the rule of law and the future of liberal democracy
The 2025 Stanfield Conversation, taking place at Dalhousie University on Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. (AT), will welcome featured speakers: Asha Rangappa, Senior Lecturer at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs and former FBI Special Agent and Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Schulich School of Law.
Puppet Masters and Peacekeepers, March 28
The Centre for Study of Security and Development held a discussion titled “Puppet Masters and Peacekeepers: A Conversation about the Past, Present, and Future of Proxy Wars”. This event was led by Jekobe Craig (POLI MA Candidate) and Cora Fletcher (POLI MA Candidate).