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After the Rupture: Democracy and Diversification in a Post-liberal World

We are living through a rupture in the liberal international order, in which the United States - the order鈥檚 main architect and Canada鈥檚 most trusted post-war ally 鈥� is increasingly going rogue. Never has the need to diversify our international relationships been more urgent, but doing so often means getting closer to countries where democracy and human rights are eroding or even absent. This year鈥檚 Stanfield Conversation explores some of the dilemmas that come with building these new partnerships, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of deepening relations with Asia鈥檚 two rising great powers 鈥� China and India.

Stanfield Fellow

The Stanfield Fellow for 2026 is Rachael Johnstone. Prof. Johnstone is an expert on Canadian politics, public policy, and law. To date, her research has focused primarily on reproductive rights, exploring the ways they have been shaped through federalism, the Charter, public policy, and social movement activity. Most recently, she has begun exploring reproductive politics as it is experienced by politicians themselves through a project on family-friendly legislatures, which asks what family-friendly legislatures can and should look like.

Master Class

Each year, the Stanfield Fellow hosts a Master Class for graduate students, providing a unique opportunity for small-group discussions with the panelists from the Stanfield Conversations. This year, the graduate cohort is excited to engage with听Wayne MacKay and Asha Rangappa. We are grateful for the support of the , which has enabled us to extend this event to students from other Atlantic Canadian Universities and Trudeau Scholars.