On October 30, 2014 the Parnassos Hellenic Cultural Society of Ottawa is recognizing the 50th anniversary of the United Nation peacekeeping mission to Cyprus at the Canadian War Museum.
6 p.m.: Visit of the Canadian War Museum’s permanent Cyprus display with historian Dr. Andrew Burtch — Gallery 4
7 p.m.: Public lecture, “A Calculus of Interest: Canadian Peacekeeping Diplomacy in Cyprus” by Dr. Greg Donaghy, Head, Historical Section, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada — Barney Danson Theatre
8–9 p.m.: Public reception, Main Lobby
A Calculus of Interest: Canadian Peacekeeping Diplomacy in Cyprus
Fifty years ago, Canadian peacekeepers landed on the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where they stayed for more than three decades. Dr. Greg Donaghy’s illustrated lecture — the first to use declassified Cabinet and diplomatic records — tackles three key questions related to this historic mission: Why did Canadians go to distant Cyprus? Why did they stay? And why did they leave? His answers offer a valuable lesson in diplomatic accounting and the calculus of interest that still resonates.