7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Corley Auditorium in Webster Hall
Admission: free

Think of Canada as a “mouse” living next to an elephant. How does a “middle” power get along with a “super” power? Topics considered are the joint stewardship of the Great Lakes, military cooperation, economic dependence on the U.S., security at the huge Canada-U.S. border, global climate change, and growing international competition in the Arctic.

Mark Kasoff is professor emeritus of Canadian studies and economics at Bowling Green State University, where he founded BGSU’s Canadian Studies Program in 1991. Along with Patrick James, Dr. Kasoff is co-editor of Canadian Studies in the New Millennium (University of Toronto Press, 2008), the most widely used Canadian Studies textbook. Dr. Kasoff, who was editor of The American Review of Canadian Studies from 2002-06, has published numerous articles and book chapters on Canadian international trade and direct investment.