In this week’s installment of the Expert Series, Dr. James Fergusson joins us to unpack whether and how Canada and the U.S. can overcome political, technical, and geographic challenges to modernize NORAD effectively and ensure integrated, resilient North American defense against evolving missile and space-based threats. Fergusson discusses NORAD modernization efforts—including over-the-horizon radar and leveraging AI, the need for stronger binational collaboration on continental defence, the strategic implications of growing adversarial activity in space, and the need for Canada to seriously consider ballistic missile defence.
James Fergusson is the former Director or the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba.
