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Arctic Region: Canada

This research guide is intended to provide a starting point to assist you in researching issues related to the Arctic region, in particular Arctic security within a military framework.

Official Documents

Canada's Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, 2019
Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy, 2015
Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, Hon. Maxime Berniet, June 2010
Canada's Arctic Strategy documents
GeoPolitics in the High North
Canada's Northern Strategy, 2013

Arctic Disputes

The Arctic Policies of Canada and the United States: Domestic Motives and International Context
Kristofer Bergh, SIPRI Insights on Peace and Security, no. 2012/1
Canada joins fray for territorial sovereignty over North Pole Arctic Region
Canada and the Arctic: The Case for Deeper Cooperation with Washington
Jean-françois Bélanger, 2012
The Domestic Politics of Disputed Arctic Boundaries: the Canadian Case
Manicom, James, Polar Record, 50(2),165-175, 2014