Following the “Brexit” vote in 2016 the UK government has put forward the idea of ‘Global Britain’ as an organizing principle for British foreign policy. Critics of Brexit have dismissed the phrase, and many ‘Brexiteers’ have embraced it, arguing that ‘Global Britain’ is precisely the right foreign policy route for the soon-to-be independent Britain. In this context, a number of prominent Brexit supporters have also spoken in favour of the Anglosphere and of CANZUK, a new geopolitical alliance of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. The seminar examines these imaginaries historically, ideologically, and politically.

Dr. Srdjan Vucetic is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His research interests involve American and Canadian foreign and defense policy and international security.

This event is hosted by Carleton University's Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.