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Washington's Long War on Syria

By (author) Stephen Gowans
Categories: International relations
Series: None

When President Barack Obama demanded formally in the summer of 2011 that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down, it was not the first time Washington had sought regime change in Damascus. The United ...

The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy

In 2015, the Harper era in Canadian foreign policy was over, suggesting a return to the priorities of a gentler, more co-operative Liberal government. But was the Harper era really so different? And, ...

The Strategic Constitution

By (author) Irvin Studin
Categories: International relations
Series: Law and Society

Historically, Canada’s Constitution has been principally viewed as a federal framework or a rights bulwark. Its framers did not intend for Canada to be a major player in the world and worldly matters ...

In Defense of Small Producers

By (author) Marco Coscione
Categories: International relations

In an international geopolitical panorama where Northern countries are increasingly in crisis and where the most interesting alternatives to sustainable development are coming from the South, the Latin ...

Chasing the Dragon in Shanghai

By (author) John D. Meehan
Categories: History of the Americas

Canada shared a rich, multi-faceted history with China long before it recognized the People’s Republic of China in 1970. John Meehan brings to light the activities of early Canadian missionaries, business ...

Orienting Canada

By (author) John Price
Categories: History of the Americas

Colony to nation? Isolationism to internationalism? WASP society to a multicultural Canada? Focusing on imperial conflicts in the Pacific, Orienting Canada disrupts these familiar narratives in Canadian ...

The Politics of Linkage

By (author) Brian Bow
Categories: Political Science

Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this just a face-saving myth, masking dependency and domination? The Politics of Linkage cuts through the rhetoric that clouds this debate ...

Bomb Canada

By (author) Chantal Allan
Categories: History of the Americas

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Canada and the United States. Two nations, one border, same continent.
Anti-American sentiment in Canada is well documented, but what have
Americans had to say about their northern neighbour? Allan ...

Our Place in the Sun

Edited by Robert Wright & Lana Wylie
Categories: Literary essays

Penned during the transition of power from Fidel Castro to Raúl Castro, Our Place in the Sun explores the Canadian-Cuban relationship from 1959 to the present day. The essays in this volume reflect upon ...

Pearson's Peacekeepers

By (author) Michael K. Carroll
Categories: Military history

In 1957, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for creating the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez crisis. The award launched Canada’s enthusiasm and reputation for peacekeeping. Pearson’s ...