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NORADIn Perpetuity and Beyond |
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Unpacking the most important component of the Canada-US defence relationship, both in the present and into the future.
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.
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.
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Part of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance (number 11 in series)
232 Pages, 6 x 9
1 table, 9 maps
ISBN 9780228013990
November 2022
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“Among specialists on foreign and defence relations, and Canada-US relations, this work will immediately become the go-to book on NORAD.” Joseph T. Jockel, St Lawrence University and author of Canada in NORAD, 1957-2007: A History
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.
James Fergusson is professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.
Figures and Table ix
Foreword xi
Gen (ret) Lori Robinson and LGen (ret) Pierre St-Amand
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Introduction 3
1 NORAD’s Origins: It’s All Functional 10
2 The 9/11 Tragedy and the “New”NORAD 28
3 The Maritime Domain and NORAD’s Warning Mission 55
4 The Perennial and Proverbial Arctic Conundrum 75
5 Command and Control or Else 93
6 The “New” Aerospace and Space Domains 114
7 Cyber, Land, and Where To from Here for NORAD 132
Appendix 1: List of NORAD Commanders and Deputy Commanders 151
Appendix 2: NORAD Agreement 153
Notes 159
Index 197
Foreword xi
Gen (ret) Lori Robinson and LGen (ret) Pierre St-Amand
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xv
Introduction 3
1 NORAD’s Origins: It’s All Functional 10
2 The 9/11 Tragedy and the “New”NORAD 28
3 The Maritime Domain and NORAD’s Warning Mission 55
4 The Perennial and Proverbial Arctic Conundrum 75
5 Command and Control or Else 93
6 The “New” Aerospace and Space Domains 114
7 Cyber, Land, and Where To from Here for NORAD 132
Appendix 1: List of NORAD Commanders and Deputy Commanders 151
Appendix 2: NORAD Agreement 153
Notes 159
Index 197
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