Across the North Atlantic: Europe and Canadian Foreign Policy in the Cold War (McGill-Queen's Transatlantic Studies)

For much of the Cold War, Canada’s relationship with Europe played a vital yet often overlooked role in shaping the country’s place in the world.The end of that struggle and the rise of globalization saw Canadian policymakers shift their attention elsewhere - towards Canada-US relations and towards the Global South - at least until the events of the late 2010s.Across the North Atlantic refocuses attention back on Europe and its place in Canadian international relations. The volume examines Canada’s foreign policy engagement with Europe through its relationships with major European institutions - most notably the European Economic Community (EEC, now the European Union) and NATO - as well as with individual states such as Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.Throughout the Cold War, Canadian policy sustained key post-Second World War priorities: support for Europe’s stability and security, the use of Europe as a strategic offset to American hegemony, and the pursuit of shared values r