51st U.S. State! America's interest in incorporating Canada, in some fashion, is as old as our Republic. In those early days and continuing until almost the end of the 19th century, our relationship with Canada was defined by recurring borders raids and wars, our distrust of Canada and various plans to gobble up our northern neighbor, which was then an extension of the British Empire. And even though our relationship with Canada began to slowly and positively change after 1903, WWI and certainly WWII, Canada's identity was and, arguably, continues to be shaped in opposition to America. In this interview, my guest, a dual national of U.S. and Canada, tells us about the important differences between Canada and America, and explains "Canadian anti-Americanism". We also talk about Canada's foreign policy and how climate change is dramatically changing Canada's geopolitical importance in the world - this all about the Northwest Passage! 🚩Episode's Summary: The link to this interview's summary, including pictures and videos, will be provided here tomorrow. You can also check our homepage. 🚩About My Guest: Dr. Patrick James is the Dornsife Dean’s Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the University of Southern California - USC. His interests at the international level include the causes, processes and consequences of conflict, crisis and war. With regard to domestic politics, his interests focus on Canada. He has published many books about Canada and its relation with the United States, including the following: Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy Canada and Conflict (Issues in Canada) The Myth of the Sacred: The Charter, the Courts, and the Politics of the Constitution in Canada Constitutional Politics in Canada after the Charter : Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Systemism (Law and Society) Game Changer: The Impact of 9/11 on North American Security The International Relations of Middle-earth: Learning from The Lord of the Rings And this is Dr. James's article, published on Jan. 6, 2025. 🚩Other Interviews: ►Greenland and America: Prof. Ebbe Volquardsen, University of Greenland ►Los Angeles Fires: Prof. Joseph Soleiman, Pepperdine University I hope you enjoy these interviews about the history behind our news. Adel Aali, host & producer History Behind News homepage & YouTube channel Adel on Facebook and X.com 🚩Scholars Unravel Middle East: An in-depth history and analysis of the Middle East available on Spotify, Apple, Castbox, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music or Radio Public. SUPPORT: Click here and join our other supporters in the news peeler community. Thank you. 🎵 attribution, links and license for the theme music in this podcast: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Scholars in Your Inbox? 150 scholars and counting! So don't miss HbN guest scholars’ weekly takes on the history behind our news.
