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"John F. Kennedys thousand days as president coincided not only with the crisis years of the Cold War, but also with the most fractious period in the Canada-United States relationship since the War of 1812. Thanks in part to mounting Canadian nationalist sentiment, Kennedy confronted a host of issues with Canada magnified by Canadian concerns over their countrys close economic, cultural, military, and diplomatic links with the United States. The early 1960s saw tensions in Canada-US relations as growing numbers of Canadians came to question both their governments quiet support for US leadership in the cold war and American economic and military hegemony. Canadas prime minister, John Diefenbaker, with whom Kennedy had a tense relationship, personified these sentiments. While the young president and his administration have often been criticized for stirring up anti-US opinion due to their conduct toward Canada, Camelot and Canada shows that US foreign policymakers dealt with Ottawa in a judicious manner that took account of Canadian nationalism as well as Canadian concerns. In re-examining this fascinating period in Canada-US relations, this book makes clear that the special relationship between Canadian and US officials continued to function, even as the overall bilateral relationship suffered due to nationalist attitudes and differences over major foreign policy issues, from the Cuban revolution to Britains decision to join the European Common Market. The image that emerges of Kennedy is of a policymaker who was pragmatic in his handling of his countrys increasingly nationalistic northern neighbor."

"This is a collection of works which considers the many different facets of the EU’s increasingly important engagement with the world beyond its borders. The treaty of Lisbon marked a change in the powers and competences endowed on the EU, the contributions to this collection consider both the direct and indirect impact of the treaty on the contemporary state of EU external relations. The authors are drawn from legal, political science and international relations disciplines and consider innovations or changes brought about by the treaty itself, the European External Action Service, the roles of the High Representative and President, the collapse of the ‘pillar’ structure and new competences such as those for foreign investment. Other chapters cover developments which reflect the latest incremental changes upon which the post-Lisbon Treaty arrangements have some bearing, including the COREU network, the transatlantic and neighbourhood relations and the external dimension of ‘internal’ security. "