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Canada 2020 Speakers Series: Dr. Thomas Barnett on “War and Peace in the 21st Century: Implications for Canada”

November 29, 2007
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Ottawa, 29 November 2007 — Dr. Thomas Barnett, author of The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century, spoke about “War and Peace in the 21st Century: Implications for Canada”. Follow Barnett on his blog.

Canada 2020 is proud to partner for this event with the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). We would like to thank TELUS, our Title Sponsor, and Oracle, our Event Sponsor, for their generous support. We would also like to thank our speaker series sponsors, Power Corporation of Canada, Scotiabank, Astra Zeneca, CIBC, HP Canada, and Pickworth Investments LP.

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