Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats

Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy

Foreword by John R. English
Edited by Patrice Dutil
Categories: History, Canadian History, Political Science, International Relations
Series: The C.D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774868556, 408 pages, June 2023
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774868570, 408 pages, June 2023
Ebook (EPUB) : 9780774868587, 408 pages, June 2023
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Table of contents

Foreword / John English

Introduction / Patrice Dutil

1 The Imperial Prime Minister: The Central Role in Canadian Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil

2 Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie in the Nascent North Atlantic Triangle / Barbara J. Messamore

3 The Realism of Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Foreign Policy / Graeme Thompson

4 Sir Robert Borden and the Rise of Conservative Internationalism / Patrice Dutil

5 The Very Double Life of Mackenzie King’s Foreign Policy / Robert Teigrob

6 The Surprising Engagement of R.B. Bennett’s Foreign Policy / Damien-Claude Bélanger

7 The Transformative Foreign Policy of Louis St-Laurent / Robert Bothwell

8 John Diefenbaker’s “Rogue” Foreign Policy / Michael D. Stevenson

9 The Limits of Pearsonianism / Jennifer Tunnicliffe

10 The Twists and Shouts of Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Foreign Policy / Susan Colbourn

11 Brian Mulroney, Joe Clark, and a New Constructive Internationalism / Matthew Hayday

12 Jean Chrétien’s Reactive Foreign Policy / P.E. Bryden

13 The Thwarted Ambitions of Paul Martin / Stephen Azzi

14 Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau on the International Stage / Jennifer Levin Bonder and Leah Sarson

15 Ranking the Effectiveness of Prime Ministers in Managing Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil and Andrea Riccardo Migone

Tribute: Remembering Greg Donaghy / Patrice Dutil

Index

Description

Foreign policy is a tricky business. Typically, its challenges and proposed solutions are perceived as mismatched unless a leader can amass enough support for an idea to create a consensus. Because the prime ministers are typically the ones supporting a compromise, Canadian foreign policy can be analyzed through the actions of these leaders.

Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats explores how prime ministers – from Sir John A. MacDonald to Justin Trudeau – have shaped foreign policy. This innovative focus is destined to trigger a new appreciation for the formidable personal attention and acuity involved in a successful approach to external affairs.