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Political Science Security (national & International)

NORAD

In Perpetuity and Beyond

by (author) Andrea Charron & James Fergusson

foreword by Lori J. Robinson & Pierre J.J. St-Amand

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2022
Category
Security (National & International), Geopolitics
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780228014942
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780228014003
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780228013990
    Publish Date
    Nov 2022
    List Price
    $130.00

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Description

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity.

Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD’s recent history, marked by innovations in technology and in command and control, but also by unprecedented threats. The shared defence of North America remains an important issue that should extend to other areas, such as the joint defence of the maritime and cyber domains. Fuelled by a deep curiosity about the command and its decisions made in the face of inevitable geopolitical and technological changes, this book uses a functional lens to evaluate NORAD’s options and the technological and organizational solutions needed to defend North America. The authors investigate the ways in which the NORAD command might adapt in the future as it struggles to modernize and keep ahead of new threats.

This book comes at a critical time. The rise of new peer competitors requires a fundamental reconsideration of North American defence. As one of very few contemporary analyses of the command and its future, NORAD will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners.

About the authors

Andrea Charron is associate professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba and director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.

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James Fergusson is professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.

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Editorial Reviews

“Among specialists on foreign and defence relations, and Canada-US relations, this work will immediately become the go-to book on NORAD.” Joseph T. Jockel, St Lawrence University and author of Canada in NORAD, 1957–2007: A History