Vol. 3, No. 2 (Fall 1995)
Papers / Articles
- Towards a UN Rapid Reaction Capability
Andr� Ouellet - Projecting Canadian Values and Culture: An Episode in the Making of Canadian Foreign Policy
John B. Hay - The Canada-India Nexus: Trade and Development Assistance in Canada's New Foreign Policy Framework
Martin Rudner - The Press and Canadian Foreign Policy: A Re-examination Ten Years On
B.E. Burton, W.C. Soderlund & T.A. Keenleyside - Choice and Strategy in Canadian Foreign Policy:
Lessons from the Postwar Years, 1946-1968
John Hilliker & Donald Barry - Canada and the Reform of International Organizations: Visions for the Future
Evan H. Potter
Towards a UN Rapid Reaction Capability
Andr� Ouellet
50 years ago the international community gathered to form the United Nations. Today many are considering ways to improve its effectiveness in global affairs. One such consideration is the development of a rapid-reaction capability so that the international community will be able to respond more quickly to crises and conflicts. The author identifies the need for a rapid reaction force and lays out a proposed framework for its operation.
Il y a 50 ans, la collectivit� internationale s'est r�unie pour fonder les Nations unies. Aujourd'hui, un grand nombre examinent des moyens d'am�liorer son efficacit� dans les affaires mondiales, notamment l'�laboration d'une capacit� de r�action rapide qui permettrait � la collectivit� internationale de r�agir plus rapidement aux crises et aux conflits. L'auteur cerne la n�cessit� d'une force de r�action rapide et expose un projet de cadre de fonctionnement.
Projecting Canadian Values and Culture: An Episode in the Making of Canadian Foreign Policy
John B. Hay
The Chr�tien Government's identification of the projection of Canadian values and culture as one of the three pillars of Canadian foreign policy objectives, represents a departure in official definition in terms of former policies. However, it does not appear to be apparent what is meant by the new policy pronouncement. The author traces the development of the Canadian culture and values promotion policy through DFAIT and reflects on the confusion surrounding the ambiguity of the policy itself during the Chr�tien Government's 1994 foreign policy review.
Le gouvernement Chr�tien a cern� la projection des valeurs et de la culture canadiennes comme l'un des trois piliers des objectifs de la politique �trang�re du Canada, ce qui repr�sente une d�rogation � la d�finition officielle par rapport aux anciennes politiques. Toutefois, on ne semble pas trop savoir au juste ce que l'on entend par le nouvel �nonc� de politique. L'auteur retrace l'�laboration de la politique de promotion de la culture et des valeurs canadiennes par l'entremise d'A�CI et fait le point sur la confusion entourant l'ambigu�t� de la politique m�me lors de l'examen de la politique �trang�re par le gouvernement Chr�tien en 1994.
The Canada-India Nexus: Trade and Development Assistance in Canada's New Foreign Policy Framework
Martin Rudner
The 1950's and 1960's witnessed an intensive diplomatic relationship between Canada and India, based on development co-operation, immigration to Canada, and the establishment of educational, cultural and scientific linkages. Since then, owing to a number of reasons, the two countries have adopted increasingly divergent positions on many international issues. The author assesses the Canadian Government's response to declining trends in Indo-Canadian relations in light of Canada's new foreign policy priorities and suggests means of addressing the complex demands of India's dual developmental agenda.
Les ann�es 1950 et 1960 ont �t� t�moins d'intenses rapports diplomatiques entre le Canada et l'Inde, fond�s sur la coop�ration en mati�re de d�veloppement, l'immigration au Canada et l'�tablissement de liens �ducatifs, culturels et scientifiques. Depuis, pour divers motifs, les deux pays ont adopt� des positions de plus en plus divergentes sur nombre de questions internationales. L'auteur �value la r�action du gouvernement du Canada au d�clin progressif des rapports indo- canadiens � la lumi�re des nouvelles priorit�s du Canada sur le plan de la politique �trang�re et propose des moyens de satisfaire aux exigences complexes du programme de double d�veloppement de l'Inde.
The Press and Canadian Foreign Policy: A Re-examination Ten Years On
B.E. Burton, W.C. Soderlund & T.A. Keenleyside
This article analyzes six Canadian newspapers' coverage of Canadian foreign policy over the last half of 1992, exploring the changes that have occurred since a similar study in 1982. It demonstrates that there was a substantial decline in the volume of coverage; an increase in reliance on Canadian sources, but also on the Canadian Press; a persisting concentration on economic issues at the expense of adequate coverage of political-security questions and such themes as human rights, Third World development and the environment; an enhanced focus on Canada-US relations along with a relative neglect of the rest of the world; and a continuing preoccupation of the French language newspapers with the international role of Qu�bec. The authors suggest possible initiatives to improve the quality of international coverage and the press' capacity to influence the Canadian foreign- policy process.
Cet article analyse la couverture que six journaux canadiens ont accord�e � la politique �trang�re du Canada au cours du deuxi�me semestre de 1992, explorant les changements qui se sont produits depuis une �tude semblable en 1982. Il fait la preuve d'une forte baisse du degr� de couverture; d'une hausse de la confiance envers les sources canadiennes, mais aussi la Presse canadienne; d'une concentration persistante sur les questions �conomiques au d�triment d'une couverture ad�quate des questions relatives � la politique ou � la s�curit� et de th�mes comme les droits de la personne, le d�veloppement du Tiers-Monde et l'environnement; de l'accent accru sur les relations canado-am�ricaines et d'une n�gligence relative du reste du monde; d'une pr�occupation constante des journaux de langue fran�aise pour le r�le international du Qu�bec. Les auteurs proposent diverses initiatives en vue d'am�liorer la qualit� de la couverture internationale et la capacit� de la presse d'influer sur le processus de la politique �trang�re du Canada.
Choice and Strategy in Canadian Foreign Policy: Lessons from the Postwar Years, 1946-1968
John Hilliker & Donald Barry
Canada and the Reform of International Organizations: Visions for the Future
Evan H. Potter