
NORAD
In Perpetuity and Beyond
McGill-Queen's University Press
Published on 15. November 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-2280-1400-3 (ISBN)
Description
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity.
Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD's recent history, marked by innovations in technology and in command and control, but also by unprecedented threats. The shared defence of North America remains an important issue that should extend to other areas, such as the joint defence of the maritime and cyber domains. Fuelled by a deep curiosity about the command and its decisions made in the face of inevitable geopolitical and technological changes, this book uses a functional lens to evaluate NORAD's options and the technological and organizational solutions needed to defend North America. The authors investigate the ways in which the NORAD command might adapt in the future as it struggles to modernize and keep ahead of new threats.
This book comes at a critical time. The rise of new peer competitors requires a fundamental reconsideration of North American defence. As one of very few contemporary analyses of the command and its future, NORAD will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners.
Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD's recent history, marked by innovations in technology and in command and control, but also by unprecedented threats. The shared defence of North America remains an important issue that should extend to other areas, such as the joint defence of the maritime and cyber domains. Fuelled by a deep curiosity about the command and its decisions made in the face of inevitable geopolitical and technological changes, this book uses a functional lens to evaluate NORAD's options and the technological and organizational solutions needed to defend North America. The authors investigate the ways in which the NORAD command might adapt in the future as it struggles to modernize and keep ahead of new threats.
This book comes at a critical time. The rise of new peer competitors requires a fundamental reconsideration of North American defence. As one of very few contemporary analyses of the command and its future, NORAD will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners.
Reviews / Votes
"Among specialists on foreign and defence relations, and Canada-US relations, this work willimmediately become the go-to book on NORAD." Joseph T. Jockel, St Lawrence
University and author of Canada in NORAD, 1957-2007: A History
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Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 table, 9 maps
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-2280-1400-3 (9780228014003)
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Persons
Andrea Charron is associate professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba and director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
James Fergusson is professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.
James Fergusson is professor of political studies at the University of Manitoba.