From Pride To Influence: Towards a New Canadian Foreign Policy

"From Pride to Influence" brings Canadian foreign policy into the 21st century by grounding it in a conception of the national interest that accepts the primacy of the United States in guaranteeing Canadian national security and prosperity. The challenge in finding a place for Canada in the world beyond the US lies not in finding a new strategic framework but in crafting policies that suit the needs of Canadian traders, investors, humanitarians, travellers, and expatriates.Recent Canadian foreign policy has fixated upon Canada's former status as a middle power within a small club of western, democratic states. During this period, Canada was confident both about defining its national interests and in deploying its political, financial, and human resources to pursue these goals. The emergence of a US-dominated world, an integrated North American economy, and the decline of multilateral institutions, have left Canadian foreign policy searching for new purpose and direction.Instead of a foreign policy analysis that downplays Canada's relations with the US and seeks to promote Canada's role as a global citizen and international boy scout, "From Pride to Influence" posits an interest-based analysis grounded in Canadian history, geography, and demography. It will appeal to the engaged public, practitioners, analysts, and senior undergraduate and graduate classes focused on Canadian foreign policy.