POL3146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Middle Power
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Seemed like canada wasn"t pursuing its potenial as a middle power. Holmes- implying that middle powermanship is a good path for canada. Not aspiring for us to become a global power. Middlepowermanship- sense that there is a role to be fulilled. Has a relaionship to a global role. Helpful ixer- country trying to help, staring processes to ix problems on the global stage. Honest broker- great powers when pursuing interests have an upper hand but a middle power can bring together two powers, playing a mediaing role. In 2010 canada was a principle power and looks back on original aricle when they said. Canada was in the process of becoming one. Why- are a principle power cuz of the irreversible decline of america. That power is being difused, not just all going to one place the emergence of a new expanded top ier of powers canada is one of them.