1. Political Science 363 Canadian Foreign Policy Allen G. Sens Department of Political Science International Relations Program

2. 1.1. Enduring Themes Geography

3. 1.1. Enduring Themes From Pax Britannica to Pax Americana

4. 1.1. Enduring Themes The search for “counterweights”

5. 1.1. Enduring Themes Multilateralism and Institutions

6. 1.1. Enduring Themes Support for International Peace and Security

7. 1.1. Enduring Themes Link between domestic influences and foreign policy

8. 1.1. Enduring Themes Canada’s foreign policy identity crisis

9. 1.1. Enduring Themes (as Analytical Tools) When Canada makes a foreign policy decision… Is geography influencing this decision? Is the relationship with the United States influencing this decision? Is the decision part of a “counterweight” strategy? Is the decision an attempt to enhance multilateralism and/or build an institution? Is international peace and security an objective? Are domestic influences determining the decision? Which ones? What does the decision say about the role of Canada in the world?

10. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Federal politics and foreign policy

11. 1.1. Contemporary Issues The border

12. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Terrorism

13. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Afghanistan

14. 1.1. Contemporary Issues The Arctic

15. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Climate Change

16. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Human Rights

17. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Trade and trade disputes

18. 1.1. Contemporary Issues Does Canada matter?