May, 24, 2012

A turbulent decade of Canadian foreign policy

The Bush administration, the emergence of China and India, a shifting Middle East policy and 9/11 all marked the last 10 years of diplomacy.

By Nana Quainoo

Published December 16, 2009

When the 21^st century dawned 10 years ago, the world was a very different place. The World Trade Centre still stood in New York, few Canadians could find Afghanistan on a map and the US Supreme Court had just named George W. Bush the next American president.

Meanwhile, India and China were little more than abstractions to most economists and traders, Canada's aid program was focused on Africa...

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