| ID | 161609 |
| Title Proper | Facing China |
| Other Title Information | Canada between fear and hope |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | China ; Paltiel, Jeremy ; Canadian Foreign Policy ; Middle Power ; Global Order ; Liberal Internationalism ; Trade And Diplomacy ; Asia Pacific |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper examines the challenges Canada faces in forging a diplomacy appropriate for the changing power configuration in global politics. The reshaping of the international order—with China pushing for a more hierarchical view of international relations, and the administration of Donald Trump repositioning the USA in global politics—provides Canada with the impetus to rediscover the traditional role that middle powers played as reliable middle managers for the global project. Today, such “middle management” is deprived of a reliable role. Since China has yet to articulate a coherent normative vision of a new global order, and the USA is retreating to a purely transactional view of trade and diplomacy, Canada and other middle powers have few choices other than to try to adapt to the changes in the hopes of sustaining the normative mesh that has upheld the post-war order. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol. 73, No.3; Sep 2018: p.343-363 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 73 No 3 |
| Key Words | China ; Asia Pacific ; Liberal Internationalism ; Middle Power ; Global Order ; Canadian Foreign Policy ; Paltiel, Jeremy ; Trade And Diplomacy |