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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819587303321

Autore

Blanchette A.E.

Titolo

Canadian foreign policy 1977-1992 [[electronic resource] ] : selected speeches and documents / / edited by Arthur E. Blanchette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, Canada, : Carleton University Press, 1994

ISBN

1-283-53042-2

9786613842879

0-7735-8095-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages)

Collana

Carleton library series ; ; #183.

Disciplina

327.71

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

Canada Foreign relations 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

I. The United Nations. A. Improving the UN System. B. Peacekeeping. C. Regional Conflicts: Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Gulf War, Central America. D. Human Rights -- II. Security and Peace. A. The Crumbling of Communism in Eastern Europe. B. Basic Defence Policy. C. Arms Control and Disarmament. D. The Trudeau Peace Initiative. E. Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions. F. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. G. Membership in Nato -- III. Canada and the United States. A. The Free Trade Agreement. B. The North American Free Trade Agreement. C. Foreign Investment. D. Energy. E. Defence. F. Environment. G. Fisheries. H. Arctic Sovereignty -- IV. The Far East. A. Canada and the Pacific Rim. B. Japan. C. China. D. Hong Kong. E. Korea. F. ASEAN -- V. International Economic and Trade Policy. A. Basic Economic Policy: The Tokyo and Uruguay Rounds. B. Basic Trade Policy. C. The Economic Summits. D. Countertrade. E. The Canadian Dollar Since 1977 -- VI. North-South Issues.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume covers the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Mexico; Canada's policy towards South Africa; growing peacekeeping efforts around the world; and common international problems such as immigration, drug trafficking, and the impact of trade, aid and human rights on foreign policy. Speeches are by political



personalities such as Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Barbara McDougall, MacDonald and Brian Mulroney.