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History Has Made Us FriendsReassessing the Special Relationship between Canada and the United States |
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The most up-to-date primer on Canada-US relations, which, despite recent challenges, remain exceptionally strong.
Separated by the world’s longest land border and engaging in over three billion dollars in trade daily, Canada and the United States share security concerns, cultural interests, and a history spanning more than 250 years. Alan Rock, former Canadian ambassador to the United States, has said that this special relationship represents “a bond that is beyond practical. It borders on mystical.” The rise of nativist sentiment, however, has raised concerns over preserving this relationship.
History Has Made Us Friends illuminates the nature and dynamics of Canada-US relations, examining their history, attributed meaning, and conceptualization. Contributors consider many angles and perspectives, including the impact of geopolitical change, to determine whether the relationship warrants the moniker “special.” They explore whether shared values and demographic similarities continue to cement the relationship, and if it still matters whether presidents and prime ministers get along.
While things look different today from when President Kennedy declared, “What unites us is far greater than what divides us,” History Has Made Us Friends argues that the Canada-US relationship - often narrowly understood or dismissed as a relic of the past - continues to be unique and resilient.
History Has Made Us Friends illuminates the nature and dynamics of Canada-US relations, examining their history, attributed meaning, and conceptualization. Contributors consider many angles and perspectives, including the impact of geopolitical change, to determine whether the relationship warrants the moniker “special.” They explore whether shared values and demographic similarities continue to cement the relationship, and if it still matters whether presidents and prime ministers get along.
While things look different today from when President Kennedy declared, “What unites us is far greater than what divides us,” History Has Made Us Friends argues that the Canada-US relationship - often narrowly understood or dismissed as a relic of the past - continues to be unique and resilient.
Details
348 Pages, 6 x 9
8 diagrams, 3 tables
ISBN 9780228021025
June 2024
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“A must-read for scholars in foreign policy, History Has Made Us Friends puts the special relationship between Canada and the United States front and centre, conveying the origins and development of that relationship and how it plays out in a variety of issue areas.” Patrick James, University of Southern California
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.
Stephen Brooks is professor of political science at the University of Windsor and adjunct professor at Sciences Po Lille.
Stephen Brooks is professor of political science at the University of Windsor and adjunct professor at Sciences Po Lille.
Tables and Figures vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: A Special Relationship? 3
Donald E. Abelson and Stephen Brooks
Part One: Understanding the Canada-US Landscape
1 An Unexpected Shift: Canadians’ Views of the United States in the Era of Free Trade 35
Michael Adams and Andrew Parkin
2 Navigating the Canada-US Relationship 57
Roy Norton
3 Polarity and the International Political System: Canada, the United States, and the Special Relationship 85
Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Part Two: What Is So Special about the Canada-US Relationship?
4 Trump’s “American System” and Beyond: The Sources of Continuity in Contemporary Canada-US Trade Relations 107
Greg Anderson
5 What’s Love Got to Do with It? Presidents, Prime Ministers, and the Making of the Special Relationship 132
Asa McKercher and Susan Colbourn
6 Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and the Politics of Friendship 164
Donald E. Abelson
7 Canadian Nationalism and the Canada-US Special Relationship 190
Stephen Brooks
8 Quebec’s Relations with the US under Jean Charest: Building a Special Relationship 212
Stéphane Paquin
Part Three: Cooperation and Conflict on the Canada-US Bilateral Agenda
9 The Specialness of the Canada-US Environmental Relationship: From Environmental Interdependence to Earth Systems Crisis 233
Debora L. VanNijnatten and Andrea Olive
10 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: Arctic Sovereignty and the Impact of Personal Diplomacy 256
Adam Lajeunesse
11 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: AUKUS and the Question of a “Special” Canada-US Defence Relationship 277
David G. Haglund and Wesley Nicol
12 The 49th Parallel: Balancing Cooperation with Sovereignty 298
Sara K. McGuire
Contributors 323
Index 329
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: A Special Relationship? 3
Donald E. Abelson and Stephen Brooks
Part One: Understanding the Canada-US Landscape
1 An Unexpected Shift: Canadians’ Views of the United States in the Era of Free Trade 35
Michael Adams and Andrew Parkin
2 Navigating the Canada-US Relationship 57
Roy Norton
3 Polarity and the International Political System: Canada, the United States, and the Special Relationship 85
Michael K. Hawes and Christopher J. Kirkey
Part Two: What Is So Special about the Canada-US Relationship?
4 Trump’s “American System” and Beyond: The Sources of Continuity in Contemporary Canada-US Trade Relations 107
Greg Anderson
5 What’s Love Got to Do with It? Presidents, Prime Ministers, and the Making of the Special Relationship 132
Asa McKercher and Susan Colbourn
6 Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and the Politics of Friendship 164
Donald E. Abelson
7 Canadian Nationalism and the Canada-US Special Relationship 190
Stephen Brooks
8 Quebec’s Relations with the US under Jean Charest: Building a Special Relationship 212
Stéphane Paquin
Part Three: Cooperation and Conflict on the Canada-US Bilateral Agenda
9 The Specialness of the Canada-US Environmental Relationship: From Environmental Interdependence to Earth Systems Crisis 233
Debora L. VanNijnatten and Andrea Olive
10 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: Arctic Sovereignty and the Impact of Personal Diplomacy 256
Adam Lajeunesse
11 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: AUKUS and the Question of a “Special” Canada-US Defence Relationship 277
David G. Haglund and Wesley Nicol
12 The 49th Parallel: Balancing Cooperation with Sovereignty 298
Sara K. McGuire
Contributors 323
Index 329
