After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which targeted the heart of financial and military power in the United States, Canada once again proved its credentials as a key American ally. With the imminent end of its combat role in Afghanistan, however, it is time to take stock of how Canada has adapted to the exigencies of the post-9/11 world and to consider the future directions for its foreign, defence, and security policies.
This timely exploration and re-assessment of Canada's approach to strategic affairs offers a diverse set of nuanced, sometimes controversial, and always insightful perspectives on the most pressing security challenges that Canada currently faces. Bringing together noted experts on these issues – including a Canadian Senator, a past Minister of National Defence, former high-level military officers, and top scholars - this collection provides powerful ideas and guidance for the difficult task of formulating an overarching national security strategy.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
David S. McDonough
Part One: A Framework for National Security
1: The Need for a Canadian Grand Strategy
Charles F. Doran and David Pratt
2: Canada’s National and International Security Interests
Don Macnamara
3: The Balance of Freedoms: A Fresh Strategic Framework
Hugh D. Segal
Part Two: The Home Front
4: Defence Procurement and Industry
Craig Stone
5: Homeland Security and Defence in the Post-9/11 Era
Elinor Sloan
6: Continental Defence: “Like farmers whose lands have a common concession line”
Joseph T. Jockel and Joel J. Sokolsky
Part Three: Regions and Players of Interest
7: NATO and the EU: Canada’s Security Interests in Europe and Beyond
Alexander Moens
8: Shift to the Pacific: Canada’s Security Interests and Maritime
Strategy in East Asia
Thomas Adams
9: South Asia: Growing Risks, Growing Importance and Canada’s
Evolving Role
Douglas Goold
Part Four: Expeditionary Missions and the Future of the CF
10: From Paardeberg to Panjwai: Canadian National Interests in
Expeditionary Operations
David J. Bercuson and J. L. Granatstein
11: Stabilization Operations in Afghanistan and in the Future:
The Need for a Strategic Canadian Approach
Ann M. Fitz-Gerald
Part Five: Issues, Risks and Threats
12: Canada’s Defence and Security Policies after 2011: Missions, Means and Money
Douglas L. Bland and Brian MacDonald
13: WMD Proliferation, Missile Defence and Outer Space: A Canadian Perspective
James Fergusson and David S. McDonough
14: Counter-Capability and Counter-Motivation: A Counterterrorism Strategy for Canada
Alex S. Wilner
Conclusion
David S. McDonough
About the Author :
David S. McDonough is a SSHRC post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science (Balsillie School of International Affairs) at the University of Waterloo.
