"Canada's back" - can the Trudeau government resuscitate Canadian diplomacy?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been fond of emphasizing that "Canada is back" on the global stage. Defense and development reviews have been completed, but, with the exception of Foreign Minister Freeland's brief parliamentary address in June 2017, littl...

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Published inCanadian foreign policy journal Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 243 - 252
Main Author Copeland, Daryl
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 04.05.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Canadian foreign policy
Cold War
Diplomacy
Foreign policy
Globalization
Government executives
heteropolarity
International relations
Post Cold War period
power shift
Trudeau, Justin
Canada
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Summary:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been fond of emphasizing that "Canada is back" on the global stage. Defense and development reviews have been completed, but, with the exception of Foreign Minister Freeland's brief parliamentary address in June 2017, little is known of the government's intentions regarding international policy, diplomacy or grand strategy. This analysis reviews key developments during the transition from the Cold War to the globalization age, examines Canada's evolving place in the post-war world, and assesses that the performance of the government through to mid-term has been, at best, mixed. To improve results, the author sketches an ambitious five-point plan for fundamental diplomatic, institutional and international policy transformation.
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ISSN:1192-6422
2157-0817
DOI:10.1080/11926422.2018.1486330