Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Volume 9, Issue 2, Winter 2007

 

Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Strengthening The Relationship: Norad Expansion And Canada Command

Brad W. Gladman, Ph.D. Strategic Analyst, Operational Research and Analysis, Canada Command Headquarters

 

Abstract

The three exigencies of Canadian defence policy have traditionally been the defence of Canada, cooperation with the United States (US) to ensure the defence of North America, and selected contributions to operations aimed at maintaining international peace and stability. However, a consequence of the increasingly globalized and interwoven world has been the blurring of the boundaries between these three broad geostrategic imperatives. Events in other regions can, and frequently do, have immediate and significant ramifications in North America. Thus, the traditional approach of looking at the Canadian Force’s (CF) principal defence roles of domestic, continental, and international operations in isolation is no longer appropriate. In many ways, these traditional roles have merged and are now interdependent layers in the nation’s defence. Domestic security is increasingly related to continental security, which is, to a degree, contingent on international security.

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