On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Adam Lajeunesse about maritime threats to the Arctic and how Canada can effectively respond to them.

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Participant's bio

Adam Lajeunesse is a Professor at St Francis-Xavier University and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/adamlajeunesse

Host bio:

David Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Perry

Read:

"Arctic Perils: Emerging Threats in the Arctic Maritime Environment" by Adam Lajeunesse – https://www.cgai.ca/arctic_perils_emerging_threats_in_the_arctic_maritime_environment

David Perry's and Adam Lajeunesse's testimonies at the House of Commons' Standing Committee on National Defence – https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/NDDN/meeting-38/evidence

"Hardening the Shield: A Credible Deterrent & Capable Defense for North America" by Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy and Peter Fesler – https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/hardening-shield-credible-deterrent-capable-defense-north-america

"Here there be dragons? Chinese submarine options in the Arctic by Adam Lajeunesse and Timothy Choi – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402390.2021.1940147?journalCode=fjss20&

U.S. National Security Strategy – https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Biden-Harris-Administrations-National-Security-Strategy-10.2022.pdf

U.S. National Strategy for the Arctic Region –https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/National-Strategy-for-the-Arctic-Region.pdf

Recording Date: 1 Dec 2022

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips