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Two Freedoms

Canada's Global Future

Hugh Segal author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Dundurn Group Ltd

Published:30th Jun '16

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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016

A bold call for a Canadian foreign policy that advances the basic freedoms that enable peace, stability, development, and security.

What ends should a democratic country’s foreign policy serve? Avoiding diplomatic disputes? Keeping allies happy? Promoting national and global security? While a qualified yes is the logical answer to all of these secondary questions, Two Freedoms argues for something more, something that reflects Canada’s commitment, at home and abroad, to the two key freedoms: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

Two Freedoms examines the costs of allowing these freedoms to die or diminish and at how a country can design a foreign policy that makes the pursuit of these freedoms real and practical. To design a genuine foreign policy of purpose and substance, a country must look at what it would mean for its diplomats, its military, its development aid, and its relations with important multilateral organizations like the U.N. To achieve a goal, a foreign policy needs good strategy, tactics, and design. These key elements are all found in Two Freedoms.

In a West paralyzed by doubt, and in a Canada complacent about its role, Two Freedoms: Canada’s Global Future is an appeal for both wisdom and the courage to meet the challenge. It should be heeded by us all. * Thomas Axworthy, political strategist and policy advisor *
Fluent, lively and drawing on deeply held convictions of a distinctly progressive conservative variety … Provide[s] a bird’s-eye view of foreign policy. * Literary Review of Canada *

ISBN: 9781459734456

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 25mm

Weight: 284g

228 pages