In the return of major power rivalry, Canada should cement its role

Failure to rediscover the NATO-NORAD connection means that North America is vulnerable, Canada forfeits its commitment to its allies, and Canada’s ability to contribute to international peace and security is curtailed.

A CF-18 Hornet from 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron in Cold Lake, Alta., flies in the Alaskan airspace in preparation for Exercise Vigilant Eagle 13 on Aug. 25, 2013.To ensure that Canada meets its obligations to NATO and to NORAD, modernization is essential, not least of all because it also represents a contribution to wider NATO aims, write Andrea Charron and James Fergusson. DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Vicky Lefrancois

Opinion

BY ANDREA CHARRON, JAMES FERGUSSON

November 18, 2020

The demise of NATO, especially, and NORAD, occasionally, has been declared by many pundits on numerous occasions. During the 1990s, having defeated the Soviet Union and reached “the end of history,” NATO and NORAD discovered new missions. NATO went out of area and added counterterrorism and cris...

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