Let’s Talk Humanities: A New International Order?

At Davos in January 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney famously declared that we are experiencing a rupture in the international order. But what exactly did he mean?

American threats to Canadian sovereignty alongside interventions in Venezuela and Iran are just a few symptoms of this rupture. But how has Canada’s place in this much more unpredictable world changed, and how can we try to navigate an uncertain future?

Please join UBC historian Heidi Tworek and political scientist Max Cameron as they discuss what the international order was, why it has changed so dramatically, and what all this means for Canadian democracy in the future.

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Let’s Talk Humanities is a program series organized in collaboration with the Vancouver Public Library, bringing UBC scholars who study society and culture to library stages. The discussions aim to illuminate pressing social and political issues. All are welcome!

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Monday, May 4, 2026
7:00-8:00 PM
VPL Central Library, 350 West Georgia St., Vancouver
Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level

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