Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Part I: Contextual Environment
6. 1 Introduction: Stephen Harper and Canadian Foreign Policy 1
7. 2 Primat der Wahlurne: Ideology and Politicization in Harper’s Foreign Policy 24
8. 3 Bullies, Busywork, and Bureaucrats: Inside “Fort Pearson” during the Harper Years 41
9. Part II: Multilateral Perspectives
10. 4 Stephen Harper’s Canada and the United Nations: A Tale Full of Sound and Fury? 77
11. 5 International Climate Change Policy in the Harper Era 99
12. 6 Learning the Hard Way: Harper, Canadian Defence Policy, and Combatting International Terror 124
13. 7 Stephen Harper’s War in Afghanistan: Eagerly In, Cautiously Out 142
14. Part III: Bilateral and Regional Relationships
15. 8 Stephen Harper and the Politics of Canada-US Relations 165
16. 9 Trade in the Key of Blue: Canadian Economic Diplomacy in the Harper Years 189
17. 10 The Recasting of the Arctic Sovereignty Theme: Assessing Harper’s Arctic Foreign Policy 211
18. 11 Canada and the Americas: From Liberal to Conservative Internationalism 235
19. 12 China Choices: The Harper Era and Its Legacy 256
20. 13 Stephen Harper: “To Russia with Love” 276
21. 14 Canada and Israel under the Harper Conservatives: Interpreting a Radical Shift in Foreign Policy 295
22. 15 The Harper Government and Sub-Saharan Africa: The End of Aspiration? 321
23. 16 Conclusion: Some Final Thoughts on Harper’s Politicized Foreign Policy 343
24. Contributors 363
25. Index 367