Managing Canada – U.S. Relations in an Era of Uncertainty
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Donald Trump’s return to the White House has intensified the challenges Ottawa faces in managing Canada’s most important international relationship. From navigating the risk of significant new tariffs to responding to heightened uncertainty at the border under America’s revised deportation policies, Canada must balance these pressures while still finding ways to collaborate on shared security interests. The United States continues to shape, and often dominate, Canada’s political agenda. This lecture will examine how Canada’s relationship with the United States has evolved, how it functions today, and how it can and should work in the years ahead.
About the lecturer
Dr. Adam Chapnick is a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). He is based in Toronto, where he teaches courses in Canadian foreign policy and strategic decision-making at the Canadian Forces College.
He holds a BA (Honours) from Trent University, an MA in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and a PhD in History from the University of Toronto. He is the award-winning author or editor of ten books and over 50 academic essays and book chapters on historical and contemporary issues in Canadian foreign relations, Canadian-American relations, and teaching and learning. He is also a regular commentator in the public realm. His commentaries have been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, The Calgary Herald, The Conversation Canada, and The Hill Times. He has appeared as a foreign policy expert on Global News, CTV News, CBC News, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, The Rundown, and CBC radio, and has testified as an expert witness before The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, and the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.
