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Description
For over a decade, Canada’s participation in the war in Afghanistan dominated media headlines, government discussions, academic studies, and the public international security debate, often to the exclusion of issues that have traditionally shaped Canadian approaches to security and defence policy. Now that the mission in Afghanistan is over, what issues should define Canada’s international security agenda? This collection of essays, written by leading observers of Canadian policy, seeks to answer this question by investigating how Canada will likely respond to new threats and security challenges in light of the experience gained in Afghanistan. Topics include the future place of NATO in defence and security policy; emerging regions of concern and interest; and nuclear weapons and arms control, including missile defence and the military use of space.
Contributor Notes
Dr. James Fergusson is the director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies and a professor in the department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is Canada’s leading expert on ballistic missile defence and the author of Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence: Déjà vu all Over Again.
Francis Furtado served with the Government of Canada for over two decades. His career included assignments at the Department of National Defence, the Privy Council Office, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, and the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa. He received two Deputy Minister Commendations and was awarded the PCO Exceptional Achievement Award for his work on defence and foreign policy issues.
Contributors: Douglas Bland, Andrea Charron, David Dewitt, David G. Haglund, Joseph T. Jockel, Hal Klepak, Danford Middlemiss, Alexander Moens, Bessma Momani, Kim Richard Nossal, Douglas Alan Ross, Joel J. Sokolosky, Denis Stairs, Gordon Vachon
