Northern and Arctic Security and Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities for a Northern Corridor
Key Messages • Key issues related to Canada’s security and defence agenda, which involve critical and essential infrastructure development, must be considered in the development and implementation of a Canadian Northern Corridor (CNC). • Canada’s northern and Arctic security and defence agenda is re...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f47be1c97178451a9e69d6436c82d8e1 2023-05-15T14:38:45+02:00 Northern and Arctic Security and Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities for a Northern Corridor P. Whitney Lackenbauer Katharina Koch 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v14i1.72084 https://doaj.org/article/f47be1c97178451a9e69d6436c82d8e1 EN eng University of Calgary https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/72084 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8312 https://doaj.org/toc/2560-8320 doi:10.11575/sppp.v14i1.72084 2560-8312 2560-8320 https://doaj.org/article/f47be1c97178451a9e69d6436c82d8e1 The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2021) Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v14i1.72084 2022-12-31T03:45:36Z Key Messages • Key issues related to Canada’s security and defence agenda, which involve critical and essential infrastructure development, must be considered in the development and implementation of a Canadian Northern Corridor (CNC). • Canada’s northern and Arctic security and defence agenda is related to several key policy domains that are relevant from a CNC perspective. These include infrastructure development, climate change, Indigenous sovereignty and natural resource development. • A CNC will gain international attention and be internationally recognized as a strategy for Canada to assert its sovereignty over its Arctic territory, including the internationally disputed Northwest Passage. • The CNC advocates for the inclusion and participation of Indigenous communities. Thus, Indigenous Peoples will also carry a significant role in the monitoring and surveillance of accessibility within and to the North, improved through enhanced infrastructure development. • Canada’s investments in Arctic defence infrastructure are modest compared to those of its Russian and American neighbours. A CNC, potentially adding strategically important infrastructure in the Canadian North, will directly tie into the discourse of Arctic security and power relations. • In addition to natural disasters, the Canadian North is at significant risk of human-made disasters that pose serious prospective challenges for northerners and for federal and territorial governments. The CNC will likely foster the development of surveillance and monitoring assets. • The CNC rights-of-way could trigger security concerns regarding the impact of foreign investment as a security threat, especially if natural resource development is coupled with the development of strategic transportation hubs, such as ports along the coast of the Arctic Ocean. • CNC transportation infrastructure would also become a part of Canada’s defence strategy as it forms a potential key asset in the defence and safeguarding of Canada’s northern and Arctic regions. • Future ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Climate change Northwest passage Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Canada Northwest Passage |
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Key Messages • Key issues related to Canada’s security and defence agenda, which involve critical and essential infrastructure development, must be considered in the development and implementation of a Canadian Northern Corridor (CNC). • Canada’s northern and Arctic security and defence agenda is related to several key policy domains that are relevant from a CNC perspective. These include infrastructure development, climate change, Indigenous sovereignty and natural resource development. • A CNC will gain international attention and be internationally recognized as a strategy for Canada to assert its sovereignty over its Arctic territory, including the internationally disputed Northwest Passage. • The CNC advocates for the inclusion and participation of Indigenous communities. Thus, Indigenous Peoples will also carry a significant role in the monitoring and surveillance of accessibility within and to the North, improved through enhanced infrastructure development. • Canada’s investments in Arctic defence infrastructure are modest compared to those of its Russian and American neighbours. A CNC, potentially adding strategically important infrastructure in the Canadian North, will directly tie into the discourse of Arctic security and power relations. • In addition to natural disasters, the Canadian North is at significant risk of human-made disasters that pose serious prospective challenges for northerners and for federal and territorial governments. The CNC will likely foster the development of surveillance and monitoring assets. • The CNC rights-of-way could trigger security concerns regarding the impact of foreign investment as a security threat, especially if natural resource development is coupled with the development of strategic transportation hubs, such as ports along the coast of the Arctic Ocean. • CNC transportation infrastructure would also become a part of Canada’s defence strategy as it forms a potential key asset in the defence and safeguarding of Canada’s northern and Arctic regions. • Future ... |
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Northern and Arctic Security and Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities for a Northern Corridor |
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Northern and Arctic Security and Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities for a Northern Corridor |
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