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North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network

A collaborative network providing timely, relevant, and reliable expert advice on North American and Arctic defence and security topics.

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Research and Publications

Featured Videos

NAADSN Ideas Series: NATO at 75

Canada in NATO, 1949-2019: A Discussion with Dr. Joseph T. Jockel and Dr. Joel Sokolsky. Moderated by Dr. Andrea Charron. Recorded on 13 March 2024.

NAADSN Ideas Series: Doubling Back: The Retrenchment of China's Arctic Strategies

Featuring Dr. Marc Lanteigne and Moderated by Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer. Recorded on 26 January 2024.

Events

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    Dec

    Ice Pact Unpacked

    December 9, 2024

    This summer, the governments of Canada, Finland, and the United States announced the ICE Pact, an effort to support icebreaker design and construction across all three countries. While ambitious in scope, the pact remains a statement of intent. Currently, the three governments are working to define the pact and determine...

  • By registration only. Please contact Whitney Lackenbauer at pwhitneylackenbauer@trentu.ca or Nick Glesby at nicholasglesby@trentu.ca for more information.   Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has sent shock-waves across the Arctic, and resurgent competition between the great powers has reinforced how Russia and the other seven Arctic...

Who we are

NAADSN/RDSNAA will address three core policy challenges: 
Defence in the Arctic, Securing North America and Continental Defence, and 
Climate Change and the Environment.

Our Partners

The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program is designed to facilitate collaboration and mobilize knowledge between the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, and academia and other experts on defence and security issues. Through its Targeted Engagement Grants, collaborative networks, scholarships, and expert briefings, MINDS works and collaborates with key partners to strengthen the foundation of evidence-based defence policy making. These partnerships drive innovation by encouraging new analyses of emerging global events, opportunities, and crises, while supporting a stronger defence and security dialogue with Canadians.