Forty years ago, as the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnam, questions were raised in Canada about the relationship between its foreign policy agenda and that of its southern neighbour. Now, with the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is time to raise the same questions: does Canada need an independent foreign policy? Does Canada have the capacity and will to chart its own course?
Divided into sections about the history of Canadian foreign policy, diplomacy, security, economics, decision-making and new policy issues, this collection of prominent political...
Forty years ago, as the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnam, questions were raised in Canada about the relationship between its f...
Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this just a face-saving myth? The Politics of Linkage cuts through the rhetoric that clouds this debate by offering detailed accounts of four major bilateral disputes. It shows that the United States has not made coercive linkages between issues. In the early Cold War years, the exercise of American power over Canada was held in check by a genuinely special diplomatic culture but since then has been held back only by interest groups and institutions. This revisionist account of Canada- U.S. relations is essential...
Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this just a face-saving myth? The Politics of Linkage cuts through the r...
This volume uses Joel Migdal's concept of 'the state in society' to provide a refreshingly clear and accessible exploration of political change in the developing world. The engagement with the US and Canada gives the reader a chance to observe the dynamics of persuasion across the developmental divide.
This volume uses Joel Migdal's concept of 'the state in society' to provide a refreshingly clear and accessible exploration of political change in the...
At the turn of the millennium, Mexico seemed to have finally found its path to political and economic modernization; a state which had been deeply embedded in society was being pulled out, with new political leaders allowing market forces to play a greater role in guiding the nation s economic development, and allowing old patron-client networks to crumble. At the same time, many hoped that political and legal reforms would increase the state s capacity to provide prosperity, security, and equity for its citizens. In the midst of this historic transformation, however, Mexico was confronted...
At the turn of the millennium, Mexico seemed to have finally found its path to political and economic modernization; a state which had been deeply ...
Twenty years after NAFTA, the consensus seems to be that the regional project in North America is dead. The trade agreement was never followed up by new institutions that might cement a more ambitious regional community. The Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), launched with some fanfare in 2005, was quietly discontinued in 2009. And new cooperative ventures like the US Canada Beyond the Border talks and the US Mexico Merida Initiative suggest that the three governments have reverted to the familiar, pre NAFTA pattern of informal, incremental bilateralism. One could argue, however,...
Twenty years after NAFTA, the consensus seems to be that the regional project in North America is dead. The trade agreement was never followed up b...
