Political instability has been reinforced by international uncertainty: the COVID-19 pandemic, populism, Black Lives Matter, and the chaotic final year of the Trump presidency that increased tensions between the West, China and Russia.

Part I: Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World.- 1.Divided in a Dangerous World?.- 2.Reflections on 2020: Awakening to a World at Risk.- Part II: Deep Divisions.- 3.Rebranding Brand Trudeau.- 4.Balancing Interests and Constraints: The Role of Provinces in the Shaping of Canadian Foreign Policy.- 5.Beneath the Skin: Canadian Global Health Policy in the Time of a Pandemic.- 6.Geopolitics and Diplomacy in Canadian Arctic Relations.- 7.A ‘Handyman’s’ Approach: Erin O’Toole and Canadian Foreign Policy.- 8.Polarization, Populism and the Pandemic: Implications for Canadian Outlook on the World.- Part III: Acting Abroad.- 9.Canada’s strategic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa.- 10.Trudeau and Institutional Informality: Canada’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis.- 11.Situating Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Priorities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Rapidly Changing Global Context.- 12.Going Viral: Development Assistance under the Trudeau Minority Government.- 13.Stuck in the Middle with You: Canada-China Relations in the Era of US-China Clashes.- 14.The Impact of Ukraine's Informal Economy on Women: Mobilizing Canada's Diaspora for Growth and Opportunity During Crisis.- Part IV: Conclusions.- 15.Will Canada Forge its Own Path in a Turbulent World?

In the last two years, Canadian society has been marked by political and ideological turmoil. How does an increasingly divided country engage a world that is itself divided and tumultuous? Political instability has been reinforced by international uncertainty: the COVID-19 pandemic, populism, Black Lives Matter, and the chaotic final year of the Trump presidency that increased tensions between the West, China and Russia. Even with a Biden presidency, these issues will continue to influence Canada’s domestic situation and its ability to engage as an effective global actor. Contributors explore issues that cause or reflect these tensions, such as Canada’s willingness to address pressing crises through multilateralism, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Can Canada forge its own path in a turbulent world?David Carment is Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University.Richard Nimijean is a member of the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University and is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at Masaryk University.

Provides the latest analysis of how an increasingly divided Canada engages a world that is itself divided Examines how the COVID-19 pandemic and the turbulent conclusion to President Trump’s term in office affect Canada and its role in the world Looks at how Canada engages with the tense relationship between the USA and China in a post-Trump world