American ▁and ▁pro - S ov iet ▁Union , ▁although ▁this ▁could ▁at ▁times ▁closely ▁match ▁a ▁left – right ▁spectrum . ▁At ▁other ▁times ▁in ▁history ▁relations ▁with ▁other ▁powerful ▁states ▁has ▁been ▁important . ▁In ▁early ▁Canadian ▁history ▁relations ▁with ▁Great ▁Britain ▁were ▁a ▁central ▁theme , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁" fore ign ▁policy " ▁but ▁a ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁proper ▁place ▁of ▁Canada ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁International ▁action : ▁mult il ater al ism ▁( states ▁should ▁co oper ate ▁and ▁comprom ise ) ▁versus ▁un il ater al ism ▁( states ▁have ▁a ▁strong , ▁even ▁un cond itional , ▁right ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁own ▁dec isions ). ▁ ▁Political ▁violence : ▁pac if ism ▁( polit ical ▁views ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁im posed ▁by ▁violent ▁force ) ▁vs . ▁milit ancy ▁( vi ol ence ▁is ▁a ▁legit imate ▁or ▁necessary ▁means ▁of ▁political ▁expression ). ▁In ▁North ▁America , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁hold ers ▁of ▁these ▁views ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" d ov es " ▁and ▁" h aw ks ", ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁trade : ▁global ization ▁( world ▁economic ▁mark ets ▁should ▁become ▁integrated ▁and ▁inter dependent ) ▁vs . ▁aut ark y ▁( the ▁nation ▁or ▁polity ▁should ▁st rive ▁for ▁economic ▁independence ). ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Australia , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁political ▁continu um . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁free ▁trade ▁vs . ▁protection ism