Articles from Canada and the World Backgrounder (September 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Friends and foes: sometimes, we've been at war with one another. At other times, we've fought side-by-side against the same enemies.			4350
Inside fortress North America: a huge challenge for Canada is maintaining its close trading relationship with the United States without losing its sovereignty.			2425
Iraq: the wrong war: the front cover of the 29 May 2004 issue of The Economist has a caricature of President George W. Bush sitting on a camel's back, lost in the desert, asking "Remind me how I got here".			983
Ka-Ching: no two nations have such close or broad trade relations as Canada and the United States. Sometimes, that closeness is tested.			5082
People and politics: a lot of people are unhappy with the U.S. these days, but amidst the criticism some are pointing out that the country, and its people, have plenty to be proud of too.			525
Quote ... unquote.			271
Survival of the richest: under the Bush administration, Social Darwinism has been the philosophy of choice; the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer. A lot of Americans think it's time for a change.			3101
The (not so) almighty dollar: the U.S. economy is by far the world's biggest; add up the Gross Domestic Product of several of its nearest competitors and they still don't equal the American giant.			3481
The best democracy money can buy: the U.S. electoral system is like no other in the world; at least for presidential candidates, it runs at full throttle for about two years.			3021
The lone ranger: George W. Bush's use of raw military power has created hostility among allies and has hardened enmity elsewhere. Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiler, says "it will take us many years of hard, focussed work" to restore America's standing abroad.			3334
Two views: many observers have noted that it's hard to find two neighbouring countries more alike than Canada and the United States. That may be so at first glance. Look a little closer and marked differences show up.			1920