NORAD MODERNIZATION: REPORT TWO: DEFEAT CAPABILITIES
Introduction NDIA/CDAI hosted the second of three webinars on 26 August 2020, intended to examine key capability requirements for the modernization of continental defence under auspice of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The goal was to allow experts...
NORAD Modernization: Report One: Awareness & Sensors
Introduction The CDA Institute, in partnership with NDIA and NORAD/USNORTHCOM hosted a three-part virtual roundtable focused on NORAD modernization. The goal was to allow experts from industry, academia, and government to break down silos and engage in direct...
China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada By P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse, James Manicom, and Frédéric Lasserre
By Dean Coslovi In China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada, authors P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse, James Manicom, and Frédéric Lasserre examine how China’s increasing interest in the Arctic should be viewed from a Canadian perspective....
‘In a Narrow Alley’: Burn-In Isn’t a Novel About Robots A review of Burn-In by P.W. Singer and August Cole By Christopher Ankersen
By Christopher Ankersen The scholar of classics Adrienne Mayor concludes her important essay “Biotechne” with the following warning: We are approaching what some call the new dawn of robo-humanity. When that day comes, what myths will we tell...
Peter Jennings (ASPI): Canada + Australia in the Indo-Pacific
Q: In what ways has Australia’s defence policy changed in the new strategic outlook? How has China responded? Peter Jennings: Australia has a tradition of producing what we call “defence white papers” every five years or so. [This one] is essentially a policy update...
TRACKING THE STORYLINE: Media Impacts on CAF Recruitment
In the spring of 2020, the CDA Institute and Ipsos Canada conducted a survey of 2000 Canadians. The objective was to measure knowledge and familiarity with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), consumption of positive and negative storylines about the CAF in media sources,...
Roland Paris: Threats, Allies, and Canadian Strategy
Q: What is the state of Canadian American relations and how can Canada successfully manage this relationship if current trends in U.S foreign and domestic policy continue? Should Canada look to other allies for cooperation? Roland Paris: The United States is...
Stephanie Pezard (RAND): Emerging Challenges & Strategic Competition in the Arctic
Q: what are Russia and china’s ambitions in the Arctic and what steps are they taking to secure these interests? Is cooperation with Russia in the Arctic still feasible? Stephanie Pezard: Russia and China have very different ambitions in the Arctic, which are...
