Transatlantic Relations and Canadian Foreign Policy

In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 591-614

Abstract

Canadian foreign policy should be refined to focus more closely on the EU as a partner in transatlantic relations. Admittedly this entails an emphasis on an international organization whose future is unknowable, an organization that by its very nature excludes Canada & that appears to have many weak attributes such as have been enumerated by Robert Kagan in his "Power and Weakness." The primary quandary for Canada's transatlantic foreign policy derives from multilateralism. Present-day Canada-Europe relations are largely shaped by what is occurring in Europe. The broader implications of these diverse European developments are examined vis-a-vis European countries' increasing inclination toward caucusing & its effects on how Canada & Europe understand multilateralism. The conclusion addresses the implications of this argument & offers some proposals for Canadian foreign policy. K. Coddon