2024
- “Robert Bothwell in the Canadian External Relations Classroom.” Personalities, Institutions, &Illusions in Canadian History. University of Toronto. Toronto. (5 April 2024).
- “The Middle Power: 25 Years On.” International Workshop: What the rise of Authoritarian Middle Powers Means for Global Politics. University of Ottawa. Ottawa. (27 March 2024).
- “What's Ahead for 2023 in International Affairs?” Panel hosted by Canadian International Council - Toronto Branch. Via Zoom. (19 January 2023).
- “Some Reflections on Peace and the National Interest.” Panel hosted by York University in honour of the United Nations' International Day of Peace. Via Zoom. (21 September 2020).
- “Canada's Bid for the UN Security Council.” Panel hosted by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. Via Zoom. (15 June 2020).
- “Canada on the United Nations Security Council: A Small Power on a Large Stage.” Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Washington, DC (18 November 2019).
- “Canada on the United Nations Security Council: A Small Power on a Large Stage.” In conversation with the Hon. Bob Rae at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Toronto (17 September 2019).
- “The United Nations Security Council Election Process through Canadian Eyes: Four Eras and One Giant Policy Failure.” The Role of Nonpermanent Members of the UN Security Council: A Lessons Learned Workshop. Ottawa (7 September 2018).
- “Louis St. Laurent's Gray Lecture.” Modernizing Canada: Louis St. Laurent's Politics and Policies. University of Ottawa. Ottawa. (3-4 May 2018).
- “From Policy to Outcomes.” Canadian Defence Policy Workshop. University of Ottawa. Ottawa. (8 December 2017).
- “Reforming the United Nations, Canadian-style: The Trudeau Era and Beyond.” Canada and the Challenges of Globalization since 1968. Global Affairs Canada. Ottawa. (25 October 2017).
- “Canada's Functional Principle.” 150 Ideas that Shaped Canada. York University. Toronto (12-14 October 2017).
- “Seeking Others' Support: Canada and the United Nations Security Council in Historical Perspective.” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association. Toronto (29 May 2017).
- “Non-Permanent Membership on the United Nations Security Council: Reflections on the Canadian Experience.” Beyond the P5: The Historical Role of Non-Permanent Security Council Members in Global Governance. Harvard University. Boston, MA (27-28 October 2016).
- “Historical Reflections on Canadian Foreign Policy as an Academic Experience.” Generations: The Sources and Evolution of Canadian Foreign Policy. Hart House. Toronto, ON (28-29 September 2016).
- “Why 'Less Canada' Might be OK: The Future of Canadian International Policy.” Contesting Canada's Future. Tent University, Peterborough, ON (23 May 2015).
- “Canada in Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Paradoxes.” Canadian Foreign Policy: Traditions and Transitions. Toronto (13-15 May 2015).
- “Roundtable: Publishing in IR Journals: Advice from Journal Editors.” Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. New Orleans. (19-21 February 2015).
- “The Great Wars and Contemporary Institutions of International Order.” The Great Wars: Making History and Humanity. Winnipeg. (29-30 January 2015).
- “Canadians and Leadership in Peacekeeping.” Modern Conflicts Workshop. The Memory Project, Toronto. (14 January 2015).
2014
- “The Politics of Policy Coherence for Development in Canada.” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development. St. Catharines, ON. (28 May 2014).
- “Middle Power No More: Canadian Foreign Policy Since 2006.” ACSUS 2013: Canada in the Hemisphere. Tampa, Florida. (21 November 2013).
- “Refashioning Humane Internationalism in Twenty-first Century Canada.” Rethinking Canadian Aid: Foundations, Contradictions, and Possibilities. Dalhousie University, Halifax. (21 September 2013).
- “Micro-Lecture: Roundtable on Canadian History Under Harper: Federal Identity Initiatives in Conservative Canada.” Joint Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Political Science Association. University of Victoria, Victoria. (5 June 2013).
- “Know Your Ally: Canada’s National Interests and Implications for US Foreign and Defense Policy Practitioners.” Arctic Speakers’ Seminar Series. Anchorage, Alaska. (16 February 2012).
- “The Strategic Context: An Introduction to Canada-US Relations with Particular Reference to Northern Affairs.” Arctic Policy Forum. Anchorage, Alaska. (15 February 2012).
- “Rejected: Canada and the 2010 United Nations Security Council Election.” 21st ACSUS [Association for Canadian Studies in the United States] Biennial Conference. Ottawa. (19 November 2011).
- “A ‘Conservative’ National Story? Partisanship and Politics in the Department ofCitizenship and Immigration’s Discover Canada.” Transformation: State, Nation and Citizenship in a New Environment. York University, Toronto. (13 October 2011).
- “The Evolution of Political Acceptance as a Condition of Canadian Grand Strategy.” The Grand Strategy Symposium. Centre for National Security Studies. Toronto. (6 April 2011).
- “Is There a Role for the Military in Disaster Relief?” Deconstructing Humanitarian Aid in the 21st Century. Annual Conference of the University of Toronto’s International Relations Society. Toronto. (26 March 2011).
- “Selling Canada to Ourselves: The Evolution of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s A Look at Canada.” Canadian Political Science Association 82nd Annual Conference. Concordia University, Montreal (2 June 2010).
- “On Writing Canada’s Voice: The Public Life of John Wendell Holmes.” Canadian Historical Association 89th Annual General Meeting. Concordia University, Montreal (1 June 2010).
- “Telling Canada’s National Story: The Evolution of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s A Look at Canada.” Canadian Historical Association 89th Annual General Meeting. Concordia University, Montreal (30 May 2010).
- “Ensuring Reliable and Stable Funding for Canada’s International DevelopmentPriorities.” International Development Roundtable. Parliament Hill, Ottawa (2 February 2010).
- “Victims of their own Success? Canadians and their Foreign Policy at the Onset of the Cold War.” Global Change and Canada: 30th Annual Conference of the GKS. Grainau, Germany. (13-15 February 2009).
- “The Department of External Affairs and the UN Idea, 1943-1965.” Serving the National Interest: Canada’s Department of External Affairs and International Trade, 1909-2009. University of Calgary (29 January 2009).
- “The Golden Age of Canadian Foreign Policy Exposed.” Canada Exposed: Conference of the International Council For Canadian Studies. Ottawa (27-29 May 2008).
- “The Pressures of Making Canadian Foreign Policy in a Minority Government.” Minority Report: The Effects of Minority Government in Canada Since 2004. Wilfrid Laurier University (8 February 2008).
- “Popular Attitudes Towards the United Nations in Canada and the United States: The Leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and William Lyon Mackenzie King.” Association for Canadian Studies in the United States 2007. [Toronto] (15-18 November 2007).
- “Canadian Foreign Policy? Canadian Independence in History.” 76th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences [Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association]. University of Saskatchewan [Saskatoon] (30 May – 1 June 2007).
- “Reflections on Canadian / International History.” Canada on Display: Teaching History at Trent University. Trent University [Peterborough] (13-14 April 2007).
- “The Gray Lecture and Canadian Citizenship in History.” The Gray Lecture: 60 Years After. Bishop’s University [Lennoxville] (19-21 January 2007).
- “Lester Pearson and the Concept of Peace.” Lester B. Pearson’s Legacy: 50 Years of Peace Operations. Research Network on Peace Operations [Montreal] (3-4 November 2006).
- “The Conservatives and Multilateralism: Same Old, Same Old.” Foreign Policy Under a Conservative Government: An Interim Report Card. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute [Ottawa] (30 October 2006).
- “Reforming the United Nations: A New Canadian Approach?” CIGI, CFP, NPSIA: Canadian Foreign Policy Under Review. Centre for International Governance and Innovation [Waterloo] (3-4 November 2005).
- “A Question of Degree: The Prime Minister, Political Leadership, and Canadian Foreign Policy.” The World in Canada: Demographics, Diversity and Domestic Politics in Canadian Foreign Policy. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute [Ottawa] (31 October – 1 November 2005).
- “Shaping History: Remembering Canada at the San Francisco Conference on International Organization, 1945.” 2005 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. University of Western Ontario (30 May – 1 June 2005).
- “Cherishing Illusions: Canada at the San Francisco Conference on International Organization, 1945.” International Council For Canadian Studies: Canada from the Outside in: Images, Perceptions, Comparisons. University of Ottawa/Carleton University (25-27 May 2005).
- “Conflict and Cooperation Collide: The Writing of Canadian-American Relations.” 2004 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. University of Manitoba (3-6 June 2004).
- “Non-Subject Once Again? Reflections on the Writing of Canadian-American Relations.” Organization for the History of Canada: Canadian-American Relations: Do Borders Matter? Ottawa Conference Centre (13-16 May 2004).
- “Making Wrong Right: The North Atlantic Treaty Negotiations and the Coming of Age of Canadian Diplomacy, 1947-1949.” Organization for the History of Canada: Canada from 1900 to 1950: A Country Comes of Age. Concordia University (3-4 October 2002).
- “Inevitable Co-dependency: The Grandy Report on Canadian-American Relations, 1951-?” Association for Canadian Studies in the United States 2001. San Antonio, TX (14-18 November 2001).
- “Inevitable Co-dependency: The Grandy Report on Canadian-American Relations, 1951-?” Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development Graduate Student Seminar 2001: Canada-U.S. Relations. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa (30 April – 4 May 2001).
- “Canada First? Canadian Nationalisms: Past, Present and Future.” Twentieth Century Canadian Nationalisms. Massey College, Toronto (16 – 18 March 2001).
- “Perhaps Better Never than Late? The Benefits and Drawbacks of ICC Ratification.” Osgoode Hall 3rd Annual Graduate Students’ Conference. York University (11-12 May 2000).
- “Just Who is in the Middle? What Does Middle Power Mean?” New Frontiers in Graduate History: 4th Annual Graduate Student History Conference. York University (17-18 March 2000).
- “Middlepowerhood: Canadian Identity or Canadian Myth?” History in the Making VI Conference. Concordia University (11 March 2000).
- “Identity Crisis: What is a Middle Power?” Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Symposium in History. Carleton University (3-4 March 2000).
- “Human Security and the Canadian Middle Power Myth.” Human Security: Policy Implications for the 21st Century. Carleton University (17-19 September 1999).
- “The End of Anwar? An Assessment of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s Motivations for Firing Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.” 1999 Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. Boise State University. (17-18 September 1999).
- “Canada and the Human Security Agenda: The Case of Malaysia.” 12th Annual Educational Conference on World Issues. Carleton University (24 February 1999).
- “The Translator’s Lament: What Gets Lost When We Translate Old English Poetry.” Champlain College Conference. Trent University (20 March 1998).
- “Canadian Theatre: Are We There Yet?” New Visions of a Nation: Re-examining Canadian Culture(s). Trent University (27-28 February 1998).
