BOOK LAUNCH | Andrea Charron and James Fergusson- NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:

Join Andrea Charron and James Fergusson for the launch of their new book, NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond.

The event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat.

McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park

4000-1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3M 2A6

For more details: Andrea Charron & James Fergusson Hybrid Book Launch - McNally Robinson Booksellers

Andrea Charron is associate professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba and director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
James Fergusson is professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.

about the book

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity.

Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD’s recent history, marked by innovations in technology and in command and control, but also by unprecedented threats. The shared defence of North America remains an important issue that should extend to other areas, such as the joint defence of the maritime and cyber domains. Fuelled by a deep curiosity about the command and its decisions made in the face of inevitable geopolitical and technological changes, this book uses a functional lens to evaluate NORAD’s options and the technological and organizational solutions needed to defend North America. The authors investigate the ways in which the NORAD command might adapt in the future as it struggles to modernize and keep ahead of new threats.

This book comes at a critical time. The rise of new peer competitors requires a fundamental reconsideration of North American defence. As one of very few contemporary analyses of the command and its future, NORAD will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners.