Canadian bicultural nationalism : implication for NATO and North American defense.

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Authors
Keuhlen, Phillip Joseph
Subjects
Canada
biculturalism
nationalism
NATO
NORAD
Advisors
Burke, D.P.
Date of Issue
1979-06
Date
June 1979
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The "Trudeau Doctrine" refers to the reordering of Canadian defense priorities which emphasized domestic determinants in the formulation of defense policy in the early 1970s. Contemporary analyses of Canadian affairs share a consensus that the doctrine failed, was abandoned, and replaced, by 1976, by Canada's traditional foreign policy. This thesis examines the development of Canadian bicultural nationalism prior to 1968 and re-examines the formulation of Canadian defense policy between 1963-1973. The "Trudeau Doctrine" is shown to be a successful continuation of Prime Minister Trudeau 's basic political aims: suppression of politicized bicultural nationalism and development of national unity. Inconsistencies in the conventional interpretation of Canadian affairs and the consistent operation of the "Trudeau Doctrine" in defense policy formulation between 1963 and 1978 are demonstrated. The implications of continued operation of the "Trudeau Doctrine" for NATO and North American defense are assessed.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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