Norman Hillmer & Philippe Lagassé 
Justin Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy 

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of Canadian foreign policy under the government of Justin Trudeau, with a concentration on the areas of climate change, trade, Indigenous rights, arms sales, refugees, military affairs, and relationships with the United States and China. At the book’s core is Trudeau’s biggest and most unexpected challenge: the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Drawing on recognized experts from across Canada, this latest edition of the respected Canada Among Nations series will be essential reading for students of international relations and Canadian foreign policy and for a wider readership interested in Canada’s age of Trudeau.





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Table of Content

1. The age of Trudeau and Trump.- 2. The promise and perils of Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy.- 3. Promises made, promises kept? A mid-term Trudeau foreign policy report card.- 4. What’s not to like? Justin Trudeau, the global disorder, and liberal illusions.- 5. Canada-US relations under President Trump: Stop reading the tweets and look to the future.- 6. Canada’s international environmental policy: Trudeau’s trifecta of challenges.- 7. International trade: The rhetoric and reality of the Trudeau government’s progressive trade agenda.- 8. Justin Trudeau’s China challenges.- 9. A promise too far? The Justin Trudeau government and Indigenous rights.- 10. Canada’s feminist foreign policy promises: An ambitious agenda for gender equality, human rights, peace, and security.- 11. “We will honour our good name”: The Trudeau government, arms exports, and human rights.- 12. The Trudeau government, refugee policy, and echoes of the past.- 13. Justin Trudeau’s quest for a United Nations Security Council seat.- 14. Manning up: Justin Trudeau and the politics of the Canadian defence community.- 15. Trudeau the reluctant warrior? Canada and international military operations.

About the author

Norman Hillmer is Chancellor’s Professor of History and International Affairs at Carleton University, Canada. 





Philippe Lagassé is Associate Professor and the William and Jeanie Barton Chair, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, at Carleton University, Canada.