Abstract
This article explores the contradiction between function and institutional form within Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. At odds with the image of obsolescence, the foreign ministry has assumed a higher profile in adapting to the diffuse and flatter conditions of the post-Cold War world. Yet, despite the expanded space in which it can operate, DFAIT has lagged behind in its organizational adaptation. If pushed out in new directions of a horizontal nature vis-à-vis its policy agenda, DFAIT remains imbued with verticality in terms of its corporate design and culture. In order to close this gap, a mapping exercise is attempted to locate the foreign ministry of the future. Cutting across the entire ambit of its operations, selected snapshots are offered about the manner by which the foreign ministry can be reshaped.
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