Editors’ Introduction
| Author | Brian Bow,Jack Cunningham |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020702017694614 |
| Published date | 01 March 2017 |
| Date | 01 March 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Editors’ Introduction |
International Journal
2017, Vol. 72(1) 3–4
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Editors’ Introduction
This issue marks the start of our second year as editors of IJ, and we continue to be
impressed by the vitality and originality on display in the study of international
affairs, in Canada and abroad.
The current issue opens with Brendan Kelly’s assessment of the fraught rela-
tionship between Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the External Affairs mandarin
Marcel Cadieux (this article was submitted and accepted before Brendan joined our
team as Book Reviews Editor). Then, Kari Roberts offers a provocative and timely
take on the roots of Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy orientation. This is followed by
an exploration by Gerard Prinsen and Se
´verine Blaise of a new form of ‘‘Islandian’’
sovereignty being pioneered by non-self-governing islands. Then, Young Chul Cho
and Mun Suk Ahn present an imaginative appraisal of the prospects for enhancing
Taiwan’s international visibility without jeopardizing regional security in East
Asia. And Saul Schwartz, Dmitry Lysenko, and Lisa Mills raise the question of
whether Canada should reintroduce Trade Adjustment Assistance in light of the
recent intensification of trade negotiations.
We also feature two Policy Briefs in this issue. Ali Tejpar takes a look at the
implications of the Canada–EU Comprehensive Trade Agreement for Canadian
federalism, while David Webster discusses Truth and Reconciliation processes in
Southeast Asia and the Melanesian Pacific, with an eye to their Canadian dimen-
sions and applications. And in this issue’s Lessons from History piece, Stephen
Saideman analyzes Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Finally, we have the usual
assortment of well-judged reviews of recent books. Brendan Kelly has brought
together an exceptional collection of reviews of timely books, including works by
Norman Hillmer, Kim Richard Nossal, Adam Chapnick and Chris Kukucha, and
Fen Hampson and Stephen Saideman.
With the start of a new year, we have the pleasure of announcing the 2016
winners of the three prizes we award for outstanding articles published in our
pages. Our publisher, SAGE, funds the $1000 SAGE Prize for International
Scholarship, which goes to the author of the best article on international affairs.
The 2016 prize goes to Srdjan Vucetic, for ‘‘Who framed the F-35? Government–
media relations in Canadian defence procurement’’ (vol. 71, no. 2). The Marvin
Gelber Essay Prize, funded by the Canadian International Council, awards $1000
for the best article by a junior scholar. The 2016 winners are Aaron Ettinger and
Jeffrey Rice, for ‘‘Hell is other people’s schedules: Canada’s limited-term military
commitments, 2001–2015’’ (vol. 71, no. 3). Finally, the CIC also funds the $1000
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