New paper continues debate on viability of bi-national defence
arrangement
CALGARY
,
Sept. 16
/CNW/ - Security is expected to be tight when the 2010 Winter Olympics get underway next February in
Vancouver
. The RCMP will be the lead agency responsible for security on the ground. But when it comes to protecting Canadian skies, it could quite possibly be an American military officer, through the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), making critical judgment calls should a terrorist incident or other security situation arise.
Despite this key role, Joseph T. Jockel, professor of Canadian Studies at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, believes NORAD is heading for obsolescence. But is NORAD worth preserving? In his paper, "Saving NORAD: Should
Ottawa
Seize the Obama Moment?", Jockel presents his arguments on the future of the 51 year old bi-national agreement.
The paper, released today by The School of Public Policy at the University of
Calgary
, is part of the series, "Focus on The
United States
", a collection of papers resulting from an initiative the Institute for
United States
Policy Research within The School of Public Policy and the
Canada
Institute of the
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars. The intention of this ongoing collaboration is to cast light on the critical issues pertaining to Canada-US relations.
For further information: To read the full text of Jockel's paper, visit www.policyschool.ca/publications. To arrange interviews with Dr. Jockel, please contact Betty Rice, Associate Director of Communications and educational Programming at the School of Public Policy, at (403) 220-2103, on cell at (403) 966-0776, or on email at: [email protected]
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