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Stand on Guard

Reassessing Threats to Canada's National Security

by (author) Stephanie Carvin

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2021
Category
Canadian, General, Public Affairs & Administration
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487534738
    Publish Date
    Jun 2021
    List Price
    $38.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487506728
    Publish Date
    May 2021
    List Price
    $85.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487524517
    Publish Date
    May 2021
    List Price
    $38.95

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Description

In Stand on Guard, Stephanie Carvin sets out to explain the range of activities considered national security threats by Canadian security services today. As new forms of terrorism and extremism appear, especially online, we need a responsibly widened view of such threats and how they manifest in the contemporary world. Canadians should not be more fearful, Carvin explains, but a more sophisticated understanding among security services personnel and the general public is needed if we are to anticipate and ameliorate threats to national security.

 

As a former security analyst tasked with providing threat assessments to high levels of government, Carvin writes with both authority and urgency. Her book presents an insider’s look at the issues facing the Canadian security and intelligence community. Timely and accessible, Stand on Guard will be required reading for scholars, practitioners, and any Canadian concerned about national security in the twenty-first century.

About the author

Stephanie Carvin is an assistant professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, The Donner Prize

Editorial Reviews

“Carvin’s book is more than a reminder that the world is not always a friendly place. It is also a plea. It asks that citizens — and, by extension, our elected officials and the security and intelligence services they oversee — take Canada’s national security more seriously than we have of late. ‘Canada finds itself in the most complex threat environment since the Second World War,’ Carvin writes. ‘Global leadership appears to be in flux, and the international order that defends the rules and norms under which Canada has prospered are no longer guaranteed.’ Her point isn’t to scare us but to remind us of our democratic responsibilities.”

<em>Open Canada</em>