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Security aid : Canada and the development regime of security
\"In Security Aid, Jeffrey Monaghan explores Canadian humanitarian practices that focus on countries in the Global South. These practices have increasingly focused on enhancing regimes of surveillance, policing, prisons, border control and security governance. Monaghan's critical analysis of the securitization of humanitarian aid combines interviews with security experts and declassified material made available via the Access to Information Act. Canadian humanitarian assistance has commonly been framed around altruistic impulses however Monaghan reveals that in practice, these ideals are subordinate to two overlapping objectives: the advancement of Canadian strategic interests and the development of security states in the 'underdeveloped' world. The thousands of documents obtained over a five year period will be made available by the website www.securityaid.ca. Three cases studies of the major aid programs in Haiti, Libya, and South East Asia offers comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Canada's place in global affairs. Security Aid's unique account of Canada's role in global affairs forces us to reconsider dominant assumptions of Canada as a nation with a principled foreign policy.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A two-edged sword : the Navy as an instrument of Canadian foreign policy
\"In the first major study of the Royal Canadian Navy's contribution to foreign policy, A Two-Edged Sword takes a comprehensive look at the paradox that Canada faces in participating in a system of collective defence as a means of avoiding subordination to other countries. Created in 1910 to support Canadian autonomy, the Royal Canadian Navy has played an important role in defining Canada's relationship with the United Kingdom, the United States, and NATO. Initially involved with participation in Imperial and Commonwealth defence, the RCN's role shifted following the Second World War to primarily ensuring the survival of the NATO alliance and deflecting American influence over Canada. Nicholas Tracy demonstrates the ways in which the Navy's priorities have realigned since the end of the Cold War by partnering with the US and NATO navies in global policing. Insightful, detailed, and grounded in solid historical scholarship, A Two-Edged Sword presents a complete portrait of the shifting relevance and future of a cornerstone of Canadian defence\"--Publisher's description.
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The Falling-Out of Nuclear Suppliers: US–France–Canada Negotiations and Debates on the ROK Nuclear Program
This article traces ROK–US negotiations for the termination of the ROK's nuclear weapons program. It was not solely an issue of ROK–US relations; France and Canada, other allies of the United States, were also involved in the ROK's nuclear weapons development. When an ally (ROK) attempted to develop nuclear weapons and another ally (France) pursued commercial interests by exporting nuclear technology, the US-led non-proliferation regime was put at risk. Therefore, the US had to coordinate the interests of its allies. In particular, it attempted to dissuade France from exporting nuclear technology with the support of another ally (Canada). By examining how the US endeavored to coordinate diverse interests, this study ultimately demonstrates that one of the prerequisites for establishing a successful non-proliferation regime led by the US was how to dissuade its ally from seeking financial gain through the export of nuclear technology and instead persuade them to support US-led non-proliferation regime building.
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Saudi medical trainees may keep posts in Canada
Saudi Arabia will allow 1,053 medical trainees to continue their training in Canada, despite a diplomatic dispute between the countries. Early this month, Saudi Arabia recalled its medical residents and fellows after Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland urged the kingdom to release jailed human-rights activists. This week, however, Saudi Arabia told the trainees they could stay in Canada until they find alternative placements in other countries. Those who have already left Canada or taken a leave of absence may also return to their posts. Thousands of other Saudi students studying in Canada will still have to leave the country.
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Mental maps and Canada’s post-war Asian policy
This article takes up the concept of mental maps as lens through which to survey Canada–Asia relations. Before Canadians could embrace Asia politically and economically, they had to stop imagining Asia as culturally distant. Their mental maps—the way they imagined the world—formed the invisible background to policy-making. Through an engagement with Greg Donaghy’s work on Canadian relations with Asia, this article makes the case for using mental maps to understand trans-Pacific relations.
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