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Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI)

What Does Securing The Arctic Look Like?

20 May, 2025

47 minutes. Faced with heated threats in the Arctic and American uncertainty in bilateral cooperation, Arctic sovereignty and security has emerged at the forefront of security concerns in the recent Canadian federal election. We met with Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer to discuss Canada’s answer to the Arctic question. With the 51st narrative still looming high on Canada’s mind, NORAD cooperation— tasked with protecting the Canadian-American Arctic air space—now faces new threats and stipulations that require the collaboration of Arctic Council allies and definitive Arctic infrastructure development.