Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Divided in a Dangerous World?

      • David Carment, Richard Nimijean

      Pages 3-21

   3. Reflections on 2020: Awakening to a World at Risk

      • Lloyd Axworthy

      Pages 23-51

3. Deep Divisions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53

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   2. Rebranding Brand Trudeau

      • Alex Marland, Richard Nimijean

      Pages 55-76

   3. Balancing Interests and Constraints: The Role of Provinces in the Shaping of Canadian Foreign Policy

      • Nelson Michaud

      Pages 77-104

   4. Beneath the Skin: Canadian Global Health Policy in the Time of a Pandemic

      • Robert Huish

      Pages 105-123

   5. Geopolitics and Diplomacy in Canadian Arctic Relations

      • Kari Roberts

      Pages 125-146

   6. A “Handyman’s” Approach: Erin O’Toole and Canadian Foreign Policy

      • Paul Gecelovsky

      Pages 147-164

   7. Polarization, Populism, and the Pandemic: Implications for Canadian Outlook on the World

      • Frank Graves

      Pages 165-188

4. Acting Abroad

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189

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   2. Canada’s Strategic Engagement in the Middle East and North Africa

      • Chris Kilford

      Pages 191-210

   3. Justin Trudeau and Institutional Informality: Canada’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

      • Michael W. Manulak

      Pages 211-231

   4. Situating Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Priorities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Rapidly Changing Global Context

      • Rebecca Tiessen

      Pages 233-249

   5. Going Viral: Development Assistance Under the Trudeau Minority Government

      • Stephen Brown

      Pages 251-272

   6. Stuck in the Middle with You: Canada–China Relations in the Era of U.S.–China Clashes

      • Duane Bratt

      Pages 273-294

   7. The Impact of Ukraine’s Informal Economy on Women: Mobilizing Canada’s Diaspora for Growth and Opportunity During Crisis

      • Milana Nikolko, Samuel MacIsaac, David Carment

      Pages 295-315

5. Conclusions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 317-317

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   2. Will Canada Forge Its Own Path in a Turbulent World?

      • Richard Nimijean, David Carment, Sydney Stewart

      Pages 319-334

In the last two years, Canadian society has been marked by political and ideological turmoil. How does an increasingly divided country engage a world that is itself divided and tumultuous? Political instability has been reinforced by international uncertainty: the COVID-19 pandemic, populism, Black Lives Matter, and the chaotic final year of the Trump presidency that increased tensions between the West, China and Russia. Even with a Biden presidency, these issues will continue to influence Canada’s domestic situation and its ability to engage as an effective global actor. Contributors explore issues that cause or reflect these tensions, such as Canada’s willingness to address pressing crises through multilateralism, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Can Canada forge its own path in a turbulent world?  

• Canadian Foreign Policy
• Multilateralism
• International Institutions
• International Trade
• Corruption
• Populism
• Brand Trudeau

• Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

  David Carment

• School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

  Richard Nimijean

David Carment is Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University.  

Richard Nimijean is a member of the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University and is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University.  

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