Geopolitical" borders and North America's Hobbesian past : mythologizing the 49th parallel -- From zone of war to zone of peace : origins and evolution of the Canada-United States security community -- Diasporas and their impact upon global and regional security : the question of "ethnic lobbying" -- Big stick, or splintered shillelagh? : Irish America and its impact on the Canada-United States security relationship -- "Do the German Americans dictate our foreign policy?" : the principle of the opposite effect, applied -- "New Fenians" and "homegrowns" : Jihadism and the evolving North American security community -- Conclusion
Summary
The focus is on three diasporas and their impact on North American security relations: the Irish, the Germans, and the Muslim diaspora. The book first examines the evolution of North America from a zone of war to a zone of peace, starting with the debate over the nature and meaning of the Canada-US border. It then assesses the role of ethnic diasporas in North American security, exploring whether ethnic interest groups have been gaining influence over the shaping of U.S. foreign policy. This debate is also valid in Canada, especially given the practice of federal political parties of catering
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