THE FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPLE IN CANADA'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 309-328
ISSN: 0020-7020
FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPLE, AS IT HAS EVOLVED IN CANADIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS, IS EXAMINED IN THIS ESSAY. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT IT INVOLVES AN 'EQUATION OF POWER AND INFLUENCE, CAPACITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.' HE DISCUSSES THE TENSION BETWEEN CANADIAN NATIONAL INTERESTS (THEIR PROMOTION) AND THE DESIRE OF CANADA TO PROJECT AN IMAGE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND A PEACE-LOVING NATURE.