Owen Schalk
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From  NEW! Conclusion: Beyond mythologized historyFrom: Canada In Afghanistan |
In the conclusion to his book, Schalk summarizes the impacts of Canada’s role in the war in Afghanistan. Highlighting Ottawa’s consistent lack of retrospection, the expansion of the … | Owen Schalk | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! ForewordFrom: Targeting Libya |
This chapter argues that Canada’s little analyzed role in the 20011 NATO-led war on Libya reveals a foreign policy that is driven by corporate interests and geopolitical advantage,despite … | Owen Schalk | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Ghana, 1966 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk explores Canada’s role in the 1966 military overthrow of Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah, a leader widely celebrated across the continent. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Globalization and the end of an alternativeFrom: Targeting Libya |
This chapter explores the neoliberal agenda of the 1990s and how Canadian military interests aligned with those of the US around the globe while SNC-Lavalin grew in influence. In Libya there were … | Owen Schalk | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From Greece, 1967 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1967 Greek military coup and Canada’s response to the junta’s rule. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Guatemala, 1954 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1954 CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz, exploring how United Fruit Company interests and Cold War paranoia shaped the … | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
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From Haiti, 2004 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk exame the February 2004 ousting of Haiti’s elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 28 | 2024 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! "He will not last long"From: Targeting Libya |
In this chapter Arab Spring protests in Libya, fuelled by inequality, corruption, and the Abu Salim massacre, rapidly turned into an armed civil war that Western governments both culitivated and … | Owen Schalk | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From Honduras, 2009 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s diplomatic response to the 2009 military coup in Honduras, in which elected president Manuel Zelaya was seized and exiled. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |
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From Indonesia, 1965 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s role in the 1965 overthrow of Indonesian president Sukarno and the subsequent mass killings. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From Introduction |
In this introductiom, Engler and Schalk trace Canada’s foreign policy from 1953 to 2022, examining how the country’s stated defence of democracy has often contrasted with actions … | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 8 | 2024 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Introduction: Canada’s role in the "War on Terror" Introduction: “War on Terror”From: Canada In Afghanistan |
In the introduction to his book, Schalk discusses the Canadian government’s obfuscation of its own motives in becoming involved in the war in Afghanistan. He explores the propaganda that … | Owen Schalk | 30 | 2023 | $3.00 Add |
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From Iran, 1953 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1953 CIA-engineered coup in Iran, which toppled Prime Minister Mossadegh and restored the Pahlavi shah to power. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Libya: Year ZeroFrom: Targeting Libya |
This chapter looks at the close ties that developed between Canada and SNC Lavalin and the Qadaffi regime in the early 2000s and the dramatic shift in this relationship only a few years later, … | Owen Schalk | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Libya from the Ottomans to King IdrisFrom: Targeting Libya |
This chapter traces Libya’s history over centuries of foreign domination and the fight among Western countries over the control of its oil wealth and the rise of Muammar Qadaffi, who, … | Owen Schalk | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Libyan tragedy, Canadian guiltFrom: Targeting Libya |
This chapter argues that NATO’s 2011 war on Libya turned a relatively stable, egalitarian state into a deeply fragmented and impoverished country, while Canadian corporations like … | Owen Schalk | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
