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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">On behalf of Dr. Christopher Kirkey, the Center for the Study of Canada </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">at SUNY Plattsburgh invites you to a </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">virtual presentation as part of our “Conversations on Canada Series” featuring </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Dr. Frédérick</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Gagnon</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Presentation Title: </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Canada-U.S. Relations in an Era of Deglobalization and Great Power Competition”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Presentation Date and Time: <b>Thursday, March 30, 2023</b>, <b>2:00 PM EDT</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Overview:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Joe Biden’s visit to Canada in March 2023 is a reminder of the importance of Canada-U.S. relations, but also of the extent to which deglobalization and great power competition (with China and Russia) influence U.S. foreign policy and Washington’s attitude towards its allies. Reviewing the first two years of President Biden’s foreign policy, this presentation will examine how issues such as the war in Ukraine, the rise of China, U.S. protectionism, supply chain management, climate change and border security represent challenges for Canada, but also an opportunity for Ottawa to: a) realign with its U.S. partner; and, b) convince Washington that the skepticism expressed during Donald Trump’s presidency about the benefits of Canada-U.S. ties is no longer relevant, and should not be an option even if Trump is re-elected in 2024.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Presenter's Short Bio:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Dr. Gagnon is Full Professor, Holder of the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies, and Director of the Center for United States Studies and of the Center on Multidimensional Conflicts at the University of Québec in Montreal. He is also Global Fellow at the Canada Institute of the Wilson Center. He was Visiting Fulbright Chair at SUNY-Plattsburgh and UC Berkeley (2014-2015), Fulbright grantee at UMASS-Amherst (2005), Visiting Scholar at the Canada Institute of the Wilson Center and at the Center for American Politics and Citizenship of the University of Maryland (2006), Visiting Scholar/Professor at the Center for Canadian-American Studies of Western Washington University (2008), and Visiting Professor at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (2022). He has published books on Donald Trump’s foreign policy, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the U.S. Congress, the impact of 9/11 on U.S. international relations, Hollywood movies and the U.S. national security state, and on the theories of U.S. foreign policy. One of his latest books, titled <i>Alliances and Power Politics in the Trump Era: America in Retreat? </i>(edited with Maud Quessard and Frédéric Heurtebize), was published by Palgrave. His articles have appeared in journals such <i>as Foreign Policy Analysis, Études internationales, Canadian Review of American Studies, European Review of American Studies, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, Québec Studies</i>, and <i>Politique américaine</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please register for this presentation via the below link:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationMarch30"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationMarch30</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">You may also view (and share) our event flyer by clicking on the link below:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rcdhf3YLTzxX1UNr2E1IjICTJw9Lg3Un/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rcdhf3YLTzxX1UNr2E1IjICTJw9Lg3Un/view?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#4472c4"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>