Editors’ Introduction
| Author | Adam Chapnick,Mairi MacDonald |
| Published date | 01 December 2013 |
| Date | 01 December 2013 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0020702013511305 |
| Subject Matter | Editors’ Introduction |
International Journal
68(4) 527
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Editors’ Introduction
On 18 October 2013, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper and European Union
(EU) president Jose
´Manuel Barroso announced that Canada and the EU had reached
an agreement in principle on what will come to be known as the Canada–EU
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). This issue of International
Journal features six peer-reviewed policy briefs on the impact of the Canadian provinces
on both the negotiations leading up to the October agreement as well as the forthcoming
efforts of the government in Ottawa to finalize and ratify the accord. These short essays
offer unique and critical insights into the role of Canada’s provincial governments in the
development and implementation of Canadian foreign trade policy. They are indispen-
sable to anyone who seeks to understand the intricacies of Canadian federalism, espe-
cially as it affects Ottawa’s ability to promote and protect Canadian national interests on
the world stage. We cannot thank Professor Christopher Kukucha enough for his efforts
in soliciting submissions to this issue and coordinating responses to the peer review
process. Through this collection, he has confirmed once again his place as Canada’s
leading academic analyst of international trade from a provincial perspective.
In addition to the policy briefs, this issue includes three peer-reviewed scholarly
articles. Two reflect a broadening understanding within theCanadian historical com-
munity of the meaning and implications of diplomatic history. One of Canada’sfore-
most politicalhistorians, DavidMacKenzie, views the CanadianCo-operation Project
of the late 1940s as an early example of cultural diplomacy; and one of its most
promising scholars of internationa l history, Laura Madokoro, uses recor ds from
the departmentsof Citizenship and Immigrationand External Affairs tooffer compel-
ling new insights into Sino-Canadian relations durin gt he Trudeau years and beyond.
The third article is from Oxford’s Neil MacFarlane and Ambassador Natalie
Sabanadze, who offer a thoughtful examination of the historical evolution of the
norms of sovereignty, non-intervention, territorial integrity, and self-determination
in international relations.
John Price adds one of the most provocative essays ever included in the Lessons
of History series. In a review essay, Lee-Anne Broadhead looks back at the issues
that captivated International Journal’s readership when the periodical was first
launched in 1946. And we conclude with a series of book reviews of some of the
latest scholarship in global policy and world affairs.
Adam Chapnick
achapnick@internationaljournal.ca
Mairi MacDonald
mmacdonald@internationaljournal.ca
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