Securing Canada's Future : Vital Insights from Women Experts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahmad, Aisha.

Contributor:

Aḥmad, ʻĀʼishah.

Series:

UTP Insights Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Canada--Forecasting.

National security.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2024.

Summary:

"After decades of uncontested dominance, the era of American hegemony is ending and a new multi-polar world order is emerging in its place. This transformation is also occurring alongside uncontrolled climate change and the development of volatile new technologies. Together, these factors dramatically complicate the global threat landscape. Securing Canada’s Future offers a comprehensive analysis of the most serious challenges that Canada will face in the near future. Written by leading Canadian women scholars and security experts, this collection covers the most critical risks and threats on the horizon, including rising Chinese power, resurgent Russian aggression, escalating competition in the Arctic, the near-irreversibility of climate change, disaster management and mitigation, evolving cybersecurity threats, and gendered violence. Securing Canada’s Future explores what this future threat landscape looks like for Canadians and shows how Canada can prepare for and mitigate upcoming risks. This practical, forward-thinking volume maps out the most urgent national and international security issues that Canada is destined to face in the foreseeable future."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction Canada and the Next World Order

Part 1: Changing Systems

1 The Enemy Within: Polarization Risks for US Hegemony and the Liberal International Order

2 Canada and NATO

3 Balancing Priorities along the Defence, Security, and Safety Continuum in the Canadian Arctic

4 Canada-China Trade: Economic Interdependence and Coercion

5 The Middle East and North Africa and the Future of Canadian Security

Part 2: Evolving Threats

6 UN Peacekeeping at a Crossroads

7 Cyberspace: A Dangerous Game with Uncertain Rules

8 Is the Canadian Emergency Management System Prepared for Evolving Threats?

9 Climate Change and Canada's Economic Security

10 Knitting a Sweater with a Hammer: Tensions and Opportunities That Emerge from Securitizing Climate Change

Part 3: Inclusive Security

11 Leveraging Diversity to Mitigate Groupthink

12 Gender and Security: Tackling Insecurity Inside the Canadian Military

13 Indigenous Security

14 Islamophobia in Canada: The Security-Industrial Complex

15 Refugees and Security in Canada: Invisibility, Crisis, and Discretion

Conclusion Security amid Transition: Canada in the Next Decade

Appendix: Must-Read Books List

Contributors

Index

Series List.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781487542054

1487542054

9781487542047

1487542046

OCLC:

1442347485