Canada, the United States, and Emerging Security Challenges in the Arctic

Slater Family Canada-US Policy Series

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The Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and the Wilson Center in Washington have established a strategic partnership to enrich the study of the Canada-US relationship. Through conferences, expert visits, joint scholarship, and other initiatives, the partnership seeks to deepen understanding of key issues in the relationship. To begin this collaboration, the Max Bell School, in conjunction with the Wilson Center's Polar and Canada Institutes, is organizing a conference titled "Canada, the United States, and Emerging Security Challenges in the Arctic". The conference, which will include both practitioners and academics, will aim at identifying practical ways that Canada and the United States can cooperate in meeting such challenges as climate change and renewed geo-strategic competition in the region.

In a strategic environment marked by renewed geo-political competition, this conference will examine the military, public safety, espionage, and economic concerns through the lens of the Canada-US relationship and what practical steps must be taken to address the emerging security challenges in the Arctic region.