| ID | 138286 |
| Title Proper | Canada, the arctic, and NORAD |
| Other Title Information | status quo or new ball game? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Charron, Andrea |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Arctic is perceived as an area that requires increased North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) attention. On the one hand, the region has always been of particular concern to NORAD, especially during the Cold War. From this perspective, attention to the Arctic is business as usual. On the other hand, increased potential traffic in the region due to warmer temperatures, natural resource exploitation, and tourism could increase threats to North America and create the need for a new NORAD posture. This paper reviews the challenges facing the Arctic, the perceived new urgency for attention, the command and control structures of NORAD, and NORAD’s specific preoccupations in order to answer the question: does the Arctic represent status quo for NORAD or does NORAD need to change, fundamentally, its approach to the North? This paper ultimately argues for the former. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol. 70, No.2; Jun 2015: p.215-231 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 70 No 2 |
| Key Words | Arctic ; Military Assets ; NORAD ; US Armed Forces ; Canadian Armed Forces ; Command and Control |