SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

and the

present:

Canada and European Security

Transatlanticism and

NATO’s Changing Role

The Hon. Art Eggleton, Canadian Minister of National Defence

will present the opening address on Saturday, May 19^th, at a conference posing such questions as:

· Can Canada play a meaningful role in European security issues?

· What are the political and military issues that Canada will confront in the missions and institutions of the “new” NATO?

· How can Canada best relate to the ongoing Balkan crisis?

· What are the implications of an autonomous European defence policy?

· How will the Russian Federation relate to changes in Euro-security?

· What is Canada’s position regarding nuclear weapons, proliferation, and arms control issues?

Conference Location:

Morris J. Wosk

Centre for Dialogue

Simon Fraser University

580 West Hastings Street,

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Organizing Committee:

Dr. Allen Sens (UBC), Dr. Alex Moens (SFU) and Dr. Lenard Cohen (SFU)

Sponsors:

The Department of Political Science, SFU

The President's Office, SFU

Department of National Defense, Ottawa

The Institute of European Studies, UBC

The Embassy of France, Ottawa

The Embassy of Sweden, Ottawa

Consulate of the United Kingdom, Vancouver

Consulate of Germany, Vancouver

Consulate of the United States, Vancouver

This page last updated : May 3rd, 2001