From its founding Canada has been an Arctic nation, and has both claimed sovereignty over much of the region and viewed itself as an Arctic power. Despite this, the twentieth century has witnessed minimal development and resource allocation to this...
The effects of climate change as well as national interests over control of vast amounts of natural resources in the Arctic seem to be destabilizing the geostrategic environment involving the circumpolar states. A traditional conflict scenario in...
The creation of USNORTHCOM in 2002 was a clear indication that the security environment in North America had undergone a radical transformation. Canada and the United States have a history of bi-national mutual defense arrangements spanning more...
Looks at the existing and potential power of Canada and Newfoundland in international affairs in general, and in reference to the United States in particular.
This monograph analyzes the combined effects of changes in engineer training curriculum, adjustments to priorities in vehicle replacement programs, shortages of equipment, and disproportional combat engineer versus integral combat service support...
The Canadian Army currently espouses the ideas associated with Maneuver Warfare as doctrine. Unfortunately, the legacy of Canadian military in the twentieth century does not lend itself to the institutionalization of the mindset required to effect...
The end of the Cold War has resulted in a new strategic environment. While the threat to national survival has declined for NATO nations, the threats to international stability and prosperity from smaller conflicts have increased. At the same time...
This monograph considers whether operational art and the operational level of conflict are viable constructs for Canada or other middle-powers. Like most of America's close allies, Canada quickly followed the US lead by adopting these operational...
The construction of a US-Mexico border fence has proved an increasingly divisive method for securing the southern US border since its initial construction as the San Diego Fence in 1990. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the...
Headquarters, United States Armed Forces, Central Canada
The history of the United States Army Forces in Central Canada is presented here. The body of the history deals with the growth and establishment of the Headquarters of the Command in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Exhibit A contains War Department...
Service as a member of the Canadian Forces (CF) in 2010 is very demanding undertaking. The commitments the CF is fulfilling, both domestically and internationally, have placed a tempo on the CF that has not been witnessed in the decades since the...
This monograph explores future opportunities for Canadian – United States Army interoperability in the context of transformation. With the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the information revolution, there has never been a time in history...
This study attempts to determine whether or not the existing conventional military forces and defense systems in North America are adequate both to meet commitments to NATO in the event of a major European conflict and provide for continental...
This paper is a concept document for North American regional security cooperation. The concept is a comprehensive, whole-government approach to regional security. It centers on actions the United States has and is taking from diplomatic,...
This report presents a statistical summary of United States War Department lend-lease activities reported for the period March 1941 through December 1945.
In May of 2011 the Canadian Forces introduced new training into the curricula at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School and select Army Schools. Resilience training consisting of a handful of classroom lectures focusing on theory,...
The purpose of this research was to determine whether there is a place for elite forces in the Canadian army. The genesis of the study is an observed disconnect between Canadian government expectations of a military capable of providing a wide...
This thesis explores a possible model to help predict the participation of countries in coalitions aimed at military interventions. The model is composed of six factors drawn from modern political science and international relations theories, as...
Multinational operations have been the norm in warfare and information management between multinational forces has long been an issue within alliances and in coalition warfare. The ongoing Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in information...
Several nations currently use commercial off-the-shelf technology to provide telemedicine for military and civilian purposes. The vast distances and undeveloped regions that the Canadian Forces (CF) work across requires a transportable, satellite...