Statesmen, strategists, and diplomats : Canada's prime ministers and the making of foreign policy /

"Foreign policy is a tricky business. Typically, its challenges and proposed solutions are perceived as mismatched unless a leader can amass enough support for an idea to create a consensus. Because the prime ministers are typically the ones supporting a compromise, Canadian foreign policy can...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dutil, Patrice A., 1960- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2023]
Series:C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Imperial Prime Minister: The Central Role in Canadian Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil
  • Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie in the Nascent North Atlantic Triangle / Barbara J. Messamore
  • The Realism of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Foreign Policy / Graeme Thompson
  • Sir Robert Borden and the Rise of Conservative Internationalism / Patrice Dutil
  • The Very Double Life of Mackenzie King's Foreign Policy / Robert Teigrob
  • The Surprising Engagement of R.B. Bennett's Foreign Policy / Damien-Claude B̌langer
  • The Transformative Foreign Policy of Louis St-Laurent / Robert Bothwell
  • John Diefenbaker's "Rogue" Foreign Policy / Michael D. Stevenson
  • The Limits of Pearsonianism / Jennifer Tunnicliffe
  • The Twists and Shouts of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Foreign Policy / Susan Colbourn
  • Brian Mulroney, Joe Clark, and a New Constructive Internationalism / Matthew Hayday
  • Jean Chřtien's Reactive Foreign Policy / P.E. Bryden
  • The Thwarted Ambitions of Paul Martin / Stephen Azzi
  • Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau on the International Stage / Jennifer Levin Bonder and Leah Sarson
  • Ranking the Effectiveness of Prime Ministers in Managing Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil and Andrea Riccardo Migone
  • Tribute: Remembering Greg Donaghy / Patrice Dutil.