| Titre | Current and Future Challenges to Canada-US Defense Cooperation – North America, the Transatlantic, and Beyond | |
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| Auteur | Anessa L. Kimball | |
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Revue | Politique Américaine |
| Numéro | no 41, 2023/2 Comptes-rendus d'ouvrages | |
| Page | 53-82 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Canada-US bilateral defense relations exhibit asymmetry and interdependence due to shared geography, different capabilities, and a combination of informal defense agreements (such as the North American Aerospace Defense Command, henceforth NORAD), alongside formal treaty commitments. The dynamic results in a status quo where Canada relies upon bilateral and multilateral institutions to manage the externalities of (geo) strategic challenges, compensate for its defense limitations, and contribute to collective defense goods. Unfortunately, combined continental and transatlantic myopia produced underdeveloped security relationships in the Indo-Pacific region, evidenced by the absence of solid defense diversified cooperation. Despite this, Canada has responded to Russian aggressive behavior by offering financial and military contributions to Ukraine, potentially leaving its territorial defense vulnerable. Public commitments to modernize continental aerospace warning capabilities have been made, yet Canada continues to face complex threats, i.e., (dis)information, cyberattacks, hybrid threats, and the forces of extremisms, populisms requiring continued awareness, mitigation, and adaptation, alongside partner collaboration in informalized institutions. This paper discusses several strategic geographic policy areas where increased defense cooperation efforts are essential to protect defense and security interests, including the Arctic and climate change and security. Taken together, after reviewing seven challenges that both countries face, Canada finds itself compelled to rely on a combination of multilateral, bilateral agreements and collaborative institutions simultaneously attempting to constrain as well as regulate US foreign and defense policies to mitigate rational strategic challenges and ensure Canada's territorial defense and national security interests are met. Source : Éditeur (via Cairn.info) |
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