Newswise — As President Obama wraps up his first year in office, how has his government affected the United States’s relations with its largest trading partner? What will President Obama’s direction be during the next four years and what impact will that have on Canada? Ryerson University experts can provide their insight on these and other questions in the lead-up to President Obama’s state-of-the-union address in February:
Impact of Obama presidency on Canada (i.e.- ‘Buy America’ stimulus package, position on environmental issues)Canada-U.S. relations Olivier CourteauxAssistant Professor Department of History
www.ryerson.ca/history/faculty/courteauxo.htmlAuthor of The War on Terror: The Canadian Dilemma (Hispanic Economics, 2009)
U.S. foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia and ChinaPresident Obama’s first year in officeTerrorismCanada-U.S. border securityArne KislenkoAssociate ProfessorDepartment of History
www.ryerson.ca/history/faculty/kislenkoa.htm
Polarization of American politics and its impact on the Obama administration Growing division among supporters since Obama’s electionImpact of social movements, such as the radical environmental movement, on the Obama presidency’s policiesJudy Rebick CAW-SAM Gindin Chair in Social Justice and DemocracyProfessor of DistinctionDepartment of Politics and Public Administration
www.ryerson.ca/politics/facultyandstaff.html#facultyAuthor of Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political (Penguin Group, 2009)
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