Canada and the United States are poised to both have elections within at least a year of each other, setting the stage for changes in foreign and domestic policy that will carry implications for the bilateral relationship. Regardless of outcome, Canada-US relations will undergo an evolution as both countries adapt to their new political realities.
On the eve of the 2024 US general elections, Canada Institute Director Christopher Sands writes on the tools that Canada and the United States have to manage the relationship through the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead,
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Christopher Sands
Christopher Sands is Director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, the largest policy research program on Canada outside Canada and the leading source of scholarship on US-Canadian relations in Washington, DC. Dr. Sands previously directed applied policy research programs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Hudson Institute and has published extensively over a career of more than 30 years in Washington think tanks.
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Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
