Brave New Canada: Meeting the Challenge of a Changing World

by Derek H. Burney, Fen Osler Hampson

Overview

Globalization and the shifting tectonic plates of the international system have led to an increasingly competitive world. If Canada hopes to gain advantage from the dramatic developments underway it will have to aggressively adapt its foreign and domestic policies and priorities under the clear direction of the federal government or accept being left behind. In Brave New Canada, Derek Burney and Fen Hampson identify the key trends that are reshaping the world's geopolitics and economics and discuss the challenges Canada confronts with the rise of China and other global centres of power. Their examination of a wide range of themes - including the place of pluralistic democratic values in diplomacy, economics, and trade, the ways that Canada should reset relations with its neighbour to the south, as well as how to manage new global security threats - paints a picture of how Canada can become bold, assertive, and confident and easily adjust to a new global landscape. Arguing that a successful foreign policy cannot be crafted by looking at the world in the rear-view mirror, Brave New Canada offers evidence-based, provocative prescriptions for both the public and private sectors that should stimulate discussion and command widespread attention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780773543980
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	06/30/2014
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Derek H. Burney, senior strategic advisor of Norton Rose Fulbright, served as chief of staff to Brian Mulroney (1987-89) and as Canada's ambassador to the United States (1989-93). Fen Osler Hampson is Chancellor's Professor at Carleton University and distinguished fellow and director of the Global Security and Politics program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms vii

Foreword Brad Wall ix

Preface xiii

1 Five New Challenges in a Turbulent World 3

2 Canada-US: A Time to Reset 19

3 The Global Economic Transformation 35

4 An Age of Diminished Multilateralism 60

5 Managing New Global Security Threats 83

6 Restoring the Allure of Pluralistic Democratic Values 112

7 Managing Inrernal Fault Lines 129

8 Invigorating and Engaging the Private Sector 154

9 A Third Option with Legs 174

Notes 189

Index 209

Editorial Reviews

Burney and Hampson tell an important story that will certainly provoke Canadians and push them out of their comfort zone. A must read for anyone who thinks about the future of Canada in an ever more tightly connected world.” Janice Gross Stein, director,


“This book is a clarion call for Canadians to realize their world is changing and Canada’s role in it needs rethinking. Canadians’ assumptions about our economy, our security, and our politics need to be brought into line with the stark new realities of the twenty-first century. We can only hope today’s decision-makers will heed the advice offered.” The Honorable John P. Manley, president and chief executive officer, Canadian Council of Chief Executives


“Burney and Hampson tell an important story that will certainly provoke Canadians and push them out of their comfort zone. A must read for anyone who thinks about the future of Canada in an ever more tightly connected world.” Janice Gross Stein, director,

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