The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections
The Arctic has emerged as a topic of tremendous hype over the last decade, spawning persistent debates about whether the region’s future is likely to follow a cooperative trend or spiral into conflict. Official Canadian military statements, all of which anticipate no near-term conventional military...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/58175 2023-05-15T14:50:54+02:00 The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections Lajeunesse, Adam Lackenbauer, P. Whitney 2016-04-19 application/pdf https://jmss.org/article/view/58175 eng eng Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies https://jmss.org/article/view/58175/pdf https://jmss.org/article/view/58175 Copyright (c) 2016 Journal of Military and Strategic Studies Journal of Military and Strategic Studies; Vol. 16 No. 4 (2016) 1488-559X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article 2016 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:18:12Z The Arctic has emerged as a topic of tremendous hype over the last decade, spawning persistent debates about whether the region’s future is likely to follow a cooperative trend or spiral into conflict. Official Canadian military statements, all of which anticipate no near-term conventional military threats to the region, predict an increase in security and safety challenges and point to the need for capabilities suited to a supporting role in an integrated, whole-of-government (WoG) framework. This entails focused efforts to enhance the government's all-domain situational awareness over the Arctic, to prepare responses to a range of unconventional security situations or incidents in the region, and to assist other government departments (OGD) in their efforts to enforce Canadian laws and regulations within national jurisdiction. Despite popular commentaries suggesting that military deficiencies in the North make Canada vulnerable, we argue that the Canadian Armed Forces are generally capable of meeting its current and short-term requirements and is responsibly preparing to meet the threats to Canadian security and safety that are likely emerge over the next decade. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Canada |
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The Arctic has emerged as a topic of tremendous hype over the last decade, spawning persistent debates about whether the region’s future is likely to follow a cooperative trend or spiral into conflict. Official Canadian military statements, all of which anticipate no near-term conventional military threats to the region, predict an increase in security and safety challenges and point to the need for capabilities suited to a supporting role in an integrated, whole-of-government (WoG) framework. This entails focused efforts to enhance the government's all-domain situational awareness over the Arctic, to prepare responses to a range of unconventional security situations or incidents in the region, and to assist other government departments (OGD) in their efforts to enforce Canadian laws and regulations within national jurisdiction. Despite popular commentaries suggesting that military deficiencies in the North make Canada vulnerable, we argue that the Canadian Armed Forces are generally capable of meeting its current and short-term requirements and is responsibly preparing to meet the threats to Canadian security and safety that are likely emerge over the next decade. |
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Lajeunesse, Adam Lackenbauer, P. Whitney The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections |
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canadian armed forces in the arctic: building capabilities and connections |
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Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies |
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Journal of Military and Strategic Studies; Vol. 16 No. 4 (2016) 1488-559X |
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