Introduction / Janice Cavell

Part 1: The Commonwealth

1 A New Vision for the Commonwealth: Diefenbaker’s Commonwealth Tour of 1958 / Francine McKenzie

2 Different Leader, Different Paths: Diefenbaker and the British, 1957–63 / Norman Hillmer

Part 2: Canadian-American Relations

3 The Spirit of ’56: The Suez Crisis, Anti-Americanism, and Diefenbaker’s 1957 and 1958 Election Victories / Janice Cavell

4 When the Chips Are Down: Eisenhower, Diefenbaker, and the Lebanon Crisis, 1958 / Greg Donaghy

5 The Problem Child: Diefenbaker and Canada in the Language of the Kennedy Administration / Stephen Azzi

Part 3: Nuclear Weapons

6 The Defence Dilemma, 1957–63: Reconsidering the Strategic, Technological, and Operational Contexts / Isabel Campbell

7 “I Would Rather Be Right”: Diefenbaker and Canadian Disarmament Movements / Nicole Marion

Part 4: The Developing World

8 A Limited Engagement: Diefenbaker, Canada, and Latin America’s Cold War, 1957–63 / Asa McKercher

9 The Diefenbaker Government and Foreign Policy in Africa / Kevin A. Spooner

10 Tilting the Balance: Diefenbaker and Asia, 1957–63 / Jill Campbell-Miller, Michael Carroll, and Greg Donaghy

11 The Winds of Change: Ellen Fairclough and the Removal of Discriminatory Immigration Barriers / Robert Vineberg

Part 5: The Role of the Foreign Minister

12 Sidney Smith, Howard Green, and the Conduct of Canadian Foreign Policy during the Diefenbaker Government, 1957–63 / Michael D. Stevenson

Part 6: The End of the Diefenbaker Era

13 A Complex Reckoning: A Personal Reflection on the 1963 Election / Hugh Segal

Conclusion / Ryan M. Touhey