Middle power in the Middle East : Canada's foreign and defence policies in a changing region / Edite by Thomas Juneau and Bessma Momani.

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Language: eng Publication details: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2022.Description: 266 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781487528454

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439 DS 63.2 M627 2022

Contents:

Introduction / Thomas Juneau and Bessma Momani -- Sleeping Beside the Elephant: The U.S. and Canada's Middle East policy / Farzan Sabet -- Being a Reliable Ally in a Politicized War: Canada's Fight Against the Islamic State / Justin Massie and Marco Munier -- Capacity-Building and Training: Supporting Security Services in Iraq, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories / Mike Fleet and Nizar Mohamad -- Islamic State Foreign Fighters: Their Return and Canadian Responses / Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin -- Humanitarian Foreign Policy and Refugees: Welcoming Syrians in Crisis / Nawroos Shibli -- Supporting Civil Society: Jordan's Changing Development Landscape / E.J. Karmel -- Dealing with an Illiberal Democracy: Turkey's Erdogan Tests Bilateral Relations / Chris Kilford -- Responding to Political Islam: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Islam in Canada / Nermin Allam -- Promoting Human Rights: Canada's Confused Policies in the Middle East / David Petrasek -- Selling Weapons: Saudi Arabia and the Trudeau Government's Feminist Foreign Policy / Jennifer Pedersen -- Supporting Mediation: Canada as Peacemaker in the Middle East / Peter Jones -- Balancing Canada's Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process / Costanza Musu -- Navigating Ideology and Foreign Policy: Canadian Prime Ministers and Israel / Frďřic Boily -- Conclusion / Nathan C. Funk.

Summary: "The Middle East has not, historically, been a first-order priority for Canadian foreign and defence policy. Most major Canadian decisions towards the Middle East have come about through ad hoc decision-making rather than strategic necessity. Balancing international obligations with domestic goals, Canadian relations with this region try to find a balance between meeting alliance obligations and keeping domestic constituents' content. Middle Power in the Middle East delves into some of Canada's key bilateral relations with the Middle East and explores the main themes in Canada's regional presence: arms sales, human rights, defence capacity-building, and mediation. Contributors analyze the key drivers of Canada's foreign and defence policies in the Middle East, including diplomatic relations with the United States, ideology, and domestic politics. Bringing together many of Canada's foremost experts on Canada-Middle East relations, this collection provides a fresh perspective that is particularly timely and important following the Arab uprisings."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	439 DS 63.2 M627 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000173559

Introduction / Thomas Juneau and Bessma Momani --
Sleeping Beside the Elephant: The U.S. and Canada's Middle East policy / Farzan Sabet --
Being a Reliable Ally in a Politicized War: Canada's Fight Against the Islamic State / Justin Massie and Marco Munier --
Capacity-Building and Training: Supporting Security Services in Iraq, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories / Mike Fleet and Nizar Mohamad --
Islamic State Foreign Fighters: Their Return and Canadian Responses / Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin --
Humanitarian Foreign Policy and Refugees: Welcoming Syrians in Crisis / Nawroos Shibli --
Supporting Civil Society: Jordan's Changing Development Landscape / E.J. Karmel --
Dealing with an Illiberal Democracy: Turkey's Erdogan Tests Bilateral Relations / Chris Kilford --
Responding to Political Islam: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Islam in Canada / Nermin Allam --
Promoting Human Rights: Canada's Confused Policies in the Middle East / David Petrasek --
Selling Weapons: Saudi Arabia and the Trudeau Government's Feminist Foreign Policy / Jennifer Pedersen --
Supporting Mediation: Canada as Peacemaker in the Middle East / Peter Jones --
Balancing Canada's Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process / Costanza Musu --
Navigating Ideology and Foreign Policy: Canadian Prime Ministers and Israel / Frďřic Boily --
Conclusion / Nathan C. Funk.

"The Middle East has not, historically, been a first-order priority for Canadian foreign and defence policy. Most major Canadian decisions towards the Middle East have come about through ad hoc decision-making rather than strategic necessity. Balancing international obligations with domestic goals, Canadian relations with this region try to find a balance between meeting alliance obligations and keeping domestic constituents' content. Middle Power in the Middle East delves into some of Canada's key bilateral relations with the Middle East and explores the main themes in Canada's regional presence: arms sales, human rights, defence capacity-building, and mediation. Contributors analyze the key drivers of Canada's foreign and defence policies in the Middle East, including diplomatic relations with the United States, ideology, and domestic politics. Bringing together many of Canada's foremost experts on Canada-Middle East relations, this collection provides a fresh perspective that is particularly timely and important following the Arab uprisings."

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