Canada’s ability to maintain adequate defence in the Arctic requires more than counting equipment

Threats to the Arctic are accentuated, if not driven, by non-military factors, particularly climate change, and addressing this is vital for the long-term future of the region.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 5, 2009. While the Canadian Arctic is a matter of Canadian concern, alliances and partnerships remain important, and Canada’s Arctic does not exist in geographical isolation, writes Thomas Hughes, the Canadian Defence and Security Network’s 2022-2023 Post-Doctoral Fellow.Photograph courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

Opinion

BY Thomas Hughes

May 30, 2022

Increasing military activity and investment in the Arctic have particular piquancy for Canada, while Russian aggression in Ukraine has sharpened concerns about the potential for military presence in the Arctic to turn into conflict. However, agglomerating the array of considerations into a catch-all...

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