Interest and Internationalism in Foreign Policy: The Future for Human Security.

In this paper, I argue that in the Canadian context, human security descended from a grand design of foreign policy premised on national values and interests, and an internationalist approach. However, human security became immersed in an unnecessary struggle to distinguish a new 'paradigm,' alienating many who may otherwise have come to see the term as useful and constructive. It became a polarizing theme in Canadian foreign policy as the government presented it as a novel approach, rather than one grounded firmly in the strategy of Canada's foreign relations. Despite the ensuing controversy over its use, and the current Conservative government's attempt to set itself apart from the Liberal legacy, I conclude that the human security agenda remains largely intact with the current government, though without explicit reference to the term. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]