On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we discuss the growing geopolitical unease throughout the circumpolar Arctic. Join host Dave Perry as he questions CGAI Fellow Adam Lajeunesse about Canada's Arctic presence, the development of a new Canadian Arctic patrol fleet, and the interests of Russia, China, and the United States in the region.

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Bios:

Dave Perry - Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Adam Lajeunesse - the Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Canadian Arctic Marine Security Policy and an Assistant Professor at the Mulroney Institute of Government, St. Francis Xavier University. Also a Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellow.

Related Links:

- "Finding "Win-Win": China's Arctic Policy and What It Means for Canada" by Adam Lajeunesse [CGAI Policy Paper] (https://www.cgai.ca/finding_win_win_chinas_arctic_policy_and_what_it_means_for_canada)

- "Consider the significant and rapid changes to the Arctic and the impacts on original inhabitants" by Adam Lajeunesse [CGAI Committee Testimony] (https://www.cgai.ca/consider_the_significant_and_rapid_changes_to_the_arctic_and_the_impacts_on_original_inhabitants)

- "Canada’s Sovereignty in the Arctic" by David Perry [CGAI Committee Testimony] (https://www.cgai.ca/canadas_sovereignty_in_the_arctic)

- "Rights of Passage: It’s Time the U.S. Recognizes Canada’s Arctic Claim" by Robert Hage [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/rights_of_passage_its_time_the_us_recognizes_canadas_arctic_claim)

Book Recommendations:

Adam Lajeunesse: "Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea" by John F. Lehman (https://www.amazon.ca/Oceans-Ventured-Winning-Cold-War/dp/0393254259/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=LZZZJQKX9MLA&keywords=oceans+ventured&qid=1555706139&s=gateway&sprefix=Ocean%27s+ven%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1-fkmrnull)

Recording Date: April 1st, 2019

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.