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Navigating a New World: Canada's Global Future |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 0-676-97464-3 | |
| Pages | 450 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $22.00 | |
Written by Lloyd Axworthy. Published by Knopf Canada, 2004. Description: |
| In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can
become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to
make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes the
human story. As we meet refugees from civil war and drought, child soldiers and
landmine victims, the moral imperative is clear: this is a deeply compassionate
appeal to confront poverty, war and environmental disaster. Before Lloyd Axworthy entered global politics, "human security" -- a philosophy calling for global responsibility to the interests of individuals rather than to the interests of the nation state or multi-national corporations -- was a controversial and unfamiliar idea. When put into action, human security led to an international ban on landmines, initiatives to curtail the use of child soldiers, and the formation of the International Criminal Court. Today, with conflict raging across the planet -- and building -- the need for a humane, secure international governance is more vital than ever. So how can Canada reject a world model dominated by U.S. policy, military force and naked self-interest? How can we rethink a global world from the perspective of people -- our security, our needs, our promise, our dreams? Lloyd Axworthy delivers recommendations that are both practical and radical, ranging from staunch Canadian independence from the U.S. to environmental as well as political security; from rules to govern intervention when nations oppress their own citizens, to codes of conduct on arms control and war crimes. Arresting and provocative, Navigating a New World lays out just why Canada has the skills to lead the world into a twenty-first century less nightmarish than the last, and help make the world safer and more just for us all. This is a call for action from one of Canada's most eloquent statesmen and thinkers, and is essential reading for all Canadians. |
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