Blog – Canada’s defence review & the Arctic : A bipartisan consensus?
Canada’s long-awaited defence review came out earlier this summer, giving Arctic experts the chance to analyse the Trudeau government’s position on Arctic issues.
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Geopolitics
Canada takes part in EU meeting on Arctic policy
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Finland on Thursday to participate in an European Union high-level meeting focused on Arctic
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Surveillance and search and rescue top Canada’s Arctic defence priorities
Despite blasting Russia for its “illegal annexation of Crimea” and “its willingness to test the international security environment,” search and
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Do Russian bomber patrols in the Arctic threaten Canada’s security and sovereignty?
Following the recent announcement that Canada is extending its military’s mission to train the Ukrainian army by another two years,
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U.S. Arctic strategy puts Canada and Russia on notice
A U.S. Arctic strategy document made public this week is putting both Moscow and Ottawa on notice that Washington considers the
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Freeze or thaw? What Freeland’s appointment means for Russia-Canada relations in the Arctic
The appointment of Chrystia Freeland, a fierce critic of the Kremlin and its actions in Ukraine, as Canada’s new minister
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Canada to submit Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018
Canada plans to submit its Arctic continental shelf claim in 2018 and it is expected to include the North Pole,
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Canada’s defence review and the Arctic
As the Liberal government embarks on its long-promised defence policy review, it has to take a serious look at the
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Discussions underway on who can claim Arctic seabed
Quietly flying under the news radar is an extremely important international meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York
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Don’t overdramatize planned Russian ballistic missile salvo: Canadian general
Canada and its NATO allies shouldn’t read too much into reports that Russia plans to test the combat readiness of
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Lessons from Norway’s Russia assessment
An annual intelligence assessment, which in large part focuses on Russia’s actions in the Arctic, released by Norway’s foreign intelligence
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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect
As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing
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