After decades of uncontested dominance, the era of American hegemony is ending and a new multi-polar world order is emerging in its place. This transformation is also occurring alongside uncontrolled climate change and the development of volatile new technologies. Together, these factors dramatically complicate the global threat landscape.
Securing Canada's Future offers a comprehensive analysis of the most serious challenges that Canada will face in the near future. Written by leading Canadian women scholars and security experts, this collection covers the most critical risks and threats on the horizon, including rising Chinese power, resurgent Russian aggression, escalating competition in the Arctic, the near-irreversibility of climate change, disaster management and mitigation, evolving cybersecurity threats, and gendered violence.
Securing Canada's Future explores what this future threat landscape looks like for Canadians and shows how Canada can prepare for and mitigate upcoming risks. This practical, forward-thinking volume maps out the most urgent national and international security issues that Canada is destined to face in the foreseeable future.
Table of Contents:
Introduction – Canada and the Next World Order
Aisha Ahmad
Part 1: Changing Systems
1 The Enemy Within: Polarization Risks for US Hegemony and the Liberal International Order
Carla Norrlöf
2 Canada and NATO
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Hannah Hollander
3 Balancing Priorities along the Defence, Security, and Safety Continuum in the Canadian Arctic
Danielle Cherpako and Andrea Charron
4 Canada-China Trade: Economic Interdependence and Coercion
Lynette H. Ong
5 The Middle East and North Africa and the Future of Canadian Security
Bessma Momani
Part 2: Evolving Threats
6 UN Peacekeeping at a Crossroads
Katharina Coleman and Lou Pingeot
7 Cyberspace: A Dangerous Game with Uncertain Rules
Leah West
8 Is the Canadian Emergency Management System Prepared for Evolving Threats?
Nirupama Agrawal
9 Climate Change and Canada’s Economic Security
Kathryn Harrison
10 Knitting a Sweater with a Hammer: Tensions and Opportunities That Emerge from Securitizing Climate Change
Sarah Burch and Janetta McKenzie
Part 3: Inclusive Security
11 Leveraging Diversity to Mitigate Groupthink
Aisha Ahmad
12 Gender and Security: Tackling Insecurity Inside the Canadian Military
Megan Mackenzie and Nicole Wegner
13 Indigenous Security
Chelsea Parker and Sheryl Lightfoot
14 Islamophobia in Canada: The Security-Industrial Complex
Jasmin Zine
15 Refugees and Security in Canada: Invisibility, Crisis, and Discretion
Lama Mourad
Conclusion – Security amid Transition: Canada in the Next Decade
Aisha Ahmad
About the Author :
Aisha Ahmad is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, a senior fellow at Massey College, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
Review :
"This important volume provides a broad and accessible overview of cutting-edge national security scholarship from a Canadian perspective, showcasing the work of women scholars in the field. Expertly edited by Aisha Ahmad, it features an outstanding group of scholars, covering many of the most important contemporary security challenges. With its excellent research and writing, this collection will be valuable to academic experts and inspirational for students who are just starting to explore these policy challenges and thinking about their own career paths."--Brian Bow, Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University
"Aisha Ahmad has drawn together some of the most important established and emerging voices in Canadian security and foreign policy. The authors provide insightful and readable analyses of emerging and traditional threats to Canadian security as well as critical perspectives on Canada's record on foreign policy and security both at home and abroad. Securing Canada's Future is vital reading for anyone who seeks to understand Canadian perspectives on global security in the next decade and beyond."--Veronica Kitchen, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo
"What I love about this collection is that it is a book about security, written by a very diverse group of women, not a book about 'women in security.' While the latter topic is important for understanding both the theory and practice of international relations, it is refreshing to have a volume where women contributors focus on their areas of expertise. Securing Canada's Future is a valuable look at Canadian security issues from a broad perspective."--Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Relations, Carleton University
