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Middle Power in the Middle East
Canada's Foreign and Defence Policies in a Changing Region
Thomas Juneau (Edited by), Bessma Momani (Edited by)
9781487528454
Paperback / softback, published 31 March 2022
278 pages, 3 b&w figures, 4 b&w tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.39 kg
"This collection nicely demonstrates how – and why – the Middle East continues to matter to Canadians."
The Middle East has not, historically, been a first-order priority for Canadian foreign and defence policy. Most major Canadian decisions on 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 analyse 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.
1. Introduction 2. Sleeping Beside the Elephant: The U.S. and Canada’s Middle East policy 3. Being a Reliable Ally in a Politicized War: Canada’s Fight Against the Islamic State 4. Capacity-Building and Training: Supporting Security Services in Iraq, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories 5. Islamic State Foreign Fighters: Their Return and Canadian Responses 6. Humanitarian Foreign Policy and Refugees: Welcoming Syrians in Crisis 7. Supporting Civil Society: Jordan’s Changing Development Landscape 8. Dealing with an Illiberal Democracy: Turkey’s Erdoğan Tests Bilateral Relations 9. Responding to Political Islam: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Islam in Canada 10. Promoting Human Rights: Canada’s Confused Policies in the Middle East 11. Selling Weapons: Saudi Arabia and the Trudeau Government’s Feminist Foreign Policy 12. Supporting Mediation: Canada as Peacemaker in the Middle East 13. Balancing Canada’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process 14. Navigating Ideology and Foreign Policy: Canadian Prime Ministers and Israel 15. Conclusion
Thomas Juneau and Bessma Momani
Farzan Sabet
Justin Massie and Marco Munier
Mike Fleet and Nizar Mohamad
Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin
Nawroos Shibli
E.J. Karmel
Chris Kilford
Nermin Allam
David Petrasek
Jennifer Pedersen
Peter Jones
Costanza Musu
Frédéric Boily
Nathan C. Funk