How Canada becomes embroiled in geopolitical disputes
Canada, which once considered itself largely insulated from the world’s problems, is now mired in a series of foreign policy dilemmas and has strained relations with India and China, two rising populous powers.
In the 1920s, Canadian politician Raoul Dandurand once described his country as a “house that cannot burn” – surrounded on three sides by the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and to the south by its friendly neighbor the United States.
This comfortable view of the world has helped define Canada’s identity, even as the country has repeatedly sent troops to fight overseas, from World War II to Afghanistan.