Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World

Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey

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Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World

Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey

Description

Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World examines the theoretical and practical realities of a unipolar world - a system in which a single power is disproportionally dominant and influential - and asks how it affects Canadian foreign policy. Taking this model of unipolarity as their starting point, editors Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey, along with 17 other contributors and esteemed scholars, cover such fascinating topics as Homeland Security, Canadian development policies, and geo-engineering.

Each chapter of this contemporary volume provides students with Learning Objectives and Suggested Further Resources to ensure that they can successfully navigate the various debates, and Study Questions to encourage their direct critical engagement with the material.

Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World

Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey

Contributors
Preface
Foreword
Introduction: Canadian Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Period: Changes and Challenges, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Part One: International Structure and Canadian Foreign Policy
1. Structure Matters: The Impact of the Unipolar World on Canada's Foreign Policy, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
2. Order and Borders: Unipolarity and the Issue of Homeland Security, David G. Haglund
3. Unipolarity: End of an Error, Lasha Tchantouridze
Part Two: Regional Priorities and Canadian Foreign Policy
4. Russian National Interests and the Arctic: Foreign Policy Implications for Canada, Andrea Charron, Joel Plouffe, and Stephane Roussel
5. Canadian Development Policies in a Unipolar World, Phil Oxhorn
6. Canada and the MENA Region: The Foreign Policy of a Middle Power, Costanza Musu
7. A Community of Fate? Non-polarity and North American Security Interdependence, Jeffrey Ayres and Laura Macdonald
8. Canada's China Policy in a (Declining?) Unipolar World: Engagement, Containment, or Indifference?, Justin Massie and Manuel Dorion-Soulie
Part Three: Issues and Actors in Canadian Foreign Policy
9. Questioning Polarity: Structural Considerations, Domestic Politics, and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy, Christopher J. Kukucha
10. Pulling Against Gravity? The Evolution of Canadian Trade and Investment Policies in a Multipolar World, Geoffrey E. Hale
11. More Maple Leaf, Less CO2: Canada and a Global Geo-engineering Regime, Elizabeth L. Chalecki and Lisa L. Ferrari
12. Middle-Power Paradox in a Unipolar World: The Promises and Limitations of Canadian Leadership in an Age of Human Security, Prosper Bernard Jr and Christopher J. Kirkey
13. How Unipolarity Impacts Canada's Engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kenneth M. Holland
Part Four: Future Directions in Canadian Foreign Policy
14. Vulnerable America, Capable Canada: Convergent Leadership for an Interconnected World, John Kirton
15. Change in the International Political System: The Road Ahead, Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Glossary
Index

Canadian Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World

Michael Hawes and Christopher Kirkey

Author Information

Michael Hawes is a professor (currently on leave) in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University and the CEO of Fulbright Canada.

Christopher Kirkey is the director of the Center for the Study of Canada at State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. He holds a concurrent position as professor of political science.