Canada's World
The Long Shadow of Geopolitics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20494136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randall Germain (0000-0003-2632-7784, Carleton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Pages | 89-100 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Canadian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1180-3991 • E-ISSN: 1923-5291 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijcs.55.09 |
| OpenAlex | W2799601747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Canada has long been subject to the powerful cross-pressures of geopolitics and global demand for its bountiful natural resources. Looking ahead over the next quarter century, I expect that the most important impact on Canada's relations with the world will stem from geopolitical developments in the United States and Asia. Not only will demand for natural resources and commercial products from these two parts of the world exert an ineluctable influence over Canada's economic development, but so too will the fallout generated by the politics of China's rise and America's response to this new force. We might call this the shadow of geopolitics. As Canada attempts to diversify its economy away from an overreliance on the American market, rising Sino-American tensions will effectively shrink geopolitical space in the most important new market for Canadian trade and investment. The paradox is that as Canada is drawn into economic flows connected to Asia's political economy, it will also slide into the crosshairs of rising Sino-American geopolitical tensions. In other words, to the extent that Canada reduces its economic vulnerability to the United States, it will become more susceptible to geopolitical vulnerabilities in Asia. Ironically, over the next 25 years or so, economic diversification may well generate geopolitical vulnerability for Canada in its global relations
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |