The Politics of Linkage: Power, Interdependence, and Ideas in Canada-US Relations

Power, Interdependence, and Ideas in Canada-US Relations

By Bow, Brian ISBN: 9780774816960 format: Paperback pages: 232 publisher: University of Washington Press pub. date: 2010-07-01

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Winner of the 2010 Donner Prize

Do Canada and the United States share a special relationship, or is this just a face-saving myth, masking dependency and domination? The Politics of Linkage cuts through the rhetoric that clouds this debate by offering detailed accounts of four major bilateral disputes. It shows that the United States has not made coercive linkages between issues. In the early Cold War years, the exercise of American power over Canada was held in check by a genuinely special diplomatic culture but since then has been held back only by interest groups and institutions. This revisionist account of Canada-US relations is essential reading for anyone interested in Canadian politics, American foreign policy, or international diplomacy.

Brian Bow is an associate professor of political science at Dalhousie University and coeditor of An Independent Foreign Policy for Canada? Challenges and Choices for the Future.

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