Swingback : getting along in the world with Harper and Trudeau / Mike Blanchfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanchfield, Mike, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harper, Stephen, 1959-.

Harper, Stephen.

Trudeau, Justin.

Politics and government.

International relations.

Canada--Foreign relations--21st century.

Canada.

Canada--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

xii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Canada, under Harper, became a different sort of global citizen than before, one that occupied a new, unfamiliar position for this country--the odd man out. Deviating from the cross-party consensus of how Canada should govern itself outside its borders, Harper's leadership marked a turn from multilateralism, typified in his refusal to "go along to get along" on the world stage. This stance characterized Canadian relations with the United Nations and Canadian responses to political and military strife throughout the world. In the wake of Justin Trudeau's promise to return Canada to its pre-Harper state, this book examines Canada's global relations under Harper and their impact on the situation the Liberals have inherited."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Canada before Harper : finding its way in the world

Stephen Harper : finding his way in the world

Elusive endgames in Afghanistan and Libya

Stormy relations with the United Nations

Recession warrior and trade crusader

Saving mothers, children, and dollars

Cluster bombs

Israel and the Middle East

Standing with Ukraine against the "Putin regime"

ISIL and the politics of terror

Trudeau's first hundred days in the world

Trudeau and Obama : the elephant twitches.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780773548756

0773548750

OCLC:

958486048