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This 16 page paper argues that Canada's changing policy is not supported by the state of its military forces. Its rhetoric is global in nature, while its reality is still relative isolationism. Much of the problem is attributable to a public, and a a government, that does not want to spend the necessary dollars to build up its armed forces. U.S./Canadian relations are discussed. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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16 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RT13_SA029Can.rtf
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some, others ask just how feasible is Lloyd Axworthys policy of "Human Security" ? That is hard to say. Axworthy has a multitude of critics as well as supporters, but
of course, the criticism and support is generally split along liberal/conservative lines. Some have suggested that this mans policies include a large range of international threats such as increasing poverty,
degradation of the environment, etc., and this creates instability. Additionally, more traditional threats from weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear, chemical and biological, continue to lurk. This issue
is one of importance and it directly relates to Canadas policy on foreign matters. While people in Canada disregard stories of terrorism in the Middle East and Europe as being
something not in their backyard, the truth is that they are in denial. An actual threat does exist. The reason why people do not believe that it can happen in
Canada is twofold. One, nothing really terrible has happened yet, and two, the cold war is over so everyone believes the world is at peace. Both assumptions are false. The
first assumption that nothing really terrible has ever happened on Canadian soil is not true. Further, one cannot separate Canadas geographic position and must look at terrorism as a
problem that too affects North America. In January of 2000 U.S. Customs Service commissioner launched a Northern Border Security Initiative bringing equipment destined for Mexico to the U.S./Canadian border
(Handelman, 2000). The implementation of such a patrol in the north signaled the largest increase in decades in the U.S. law-enforcement presence that Canada had to contend with (2000). What
created the new fear, prompting U.S. officials to patrol this large, seemingly innocuous border? In December of 1999, an arrest was made as Algerian Ahmed Ressam carried enough
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