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Canada Foreign Policy

Harper Lists China As Top Foreign Policy Priority

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.19.2012

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OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign policy identifies more than a dozen priority countries — China key among them — as Prime Minister Stephen Harper awa...

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Why Canada's Views on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Matter

Brent E. Sasley | Posted 01.17.2012

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Brent E. Sasley

For the most part, UN resolutions never have any direct impact on the strategies of Israeli and Palestinian decision-makers. However, these votes remain important symbols because they are verbal images, telling other international actors 'who' Canada is and what its values are.

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Harper To Talk Human Rights In Honduras

CP | Posted 10.11.2011

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Honduras on Friday will be the first state visit by a foreign leader since the country ...

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Canada Could Punch Above its Weight in Multilateral Policy Shift

Joseph Ingram | Posted 08.29.2011

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Joseph Ingram

Prime Minister Harper's new government has indicated that Canada would not increase its bilateral assistance to the current governments in Egypt and Tunisia. Detractors might see a shift to more multilateralism as a pretext for a government keen to reduce spending.

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The Scramble for Africa... Again

Glen Pearson | Posted 08.22.2011

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Glen Pearson

Stephen Harper's government appears at last to be interested in getting back on track with this country's historic relations with the African continent. But the problem with this development is that it reintroduces the old "trade" versus "aid" argument that has been going on for decades.

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Pay Attention to Asia, Eh!

Yuen Pau Woo | Posted 07.26.2011

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Yuen Pau Woo

Asia matters to Canada more than ever -- it's arguably the single biggest priority in Canadian foreign policy next to U.S. relations.

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