Canada's Role in US National Security Planning

 Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, just got back from a trip to Canada. In Ottawa and Montreal, he talked with government officials, business leaders, and community leaders. The Secretary's trip to Canada was his first as Secretary while working for the Biden administration. It was also his first official state visit since the new U.S. National Security Strategy came out earlier this month. The new NSS brings up Canada's name when talking about places where the U.S. and Canada have traditionally worked together, like helping the Western Hemisphere, sharing intelligence through Five Eyes, and taking part in multilateral organizations. Even though the global security web is still changing, these long-standing ways of working together are still very important. The Biden Administration's NSS is different from the America-First tone of its predecessor because it promotes cooperation with foreign partners as a key tool for national security. However, Canadians may have expected more recognition for their ability to help in new areas of interest. The main idea behind the NSS is that the US wants more from its partners. In the Indo-Pacific, critical minerals cooperation, and trade, Canadians should pay attention to both the places where their country is named and the places where it isn't. According to the updated NSS, Canada needs to put more money into skills and resources that help the US do better in new areas of interest if it wants to play a bigger part in US security plans.

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Canada's power seems to be going down with our closest and most important friends, like the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. One important reason is that Canada doesn't do or say much about national security, even when new risks and threats appear in other countries, on the continent, or in the country itself. The Australia, U.K., and U.S. Indo-Pacific Security Partnership, or AUKUS, was announced, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was just an arms deal. The decision by Australia to buy nuclear submarine technology from the UK and the US was the most important part of the deal, and the media almost entirely covered it. But it would be wrong to think that AUKUS is only important as a single piece of defense technology. AUKUS could mean a big change in how important the Five Eyes relationship has been to American national security leaders for a long time. This relationship has been a key part of Canada's national security policies for over 70 years.

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The only place in this country where people talk about national security is in some academic circles. Because of this, Ottawa's national security policy is becoming less strong. Transnational terrorism was seen as the biggest danger in the world right after 9/11, when Canada's National Security Strategy was first made. It is now 17 years old. Since it was made a dozen years ago, our National Critical Infrastructure Strategy has only been a strategy in name. Even though all Canadians are at risk from cyberthreats, the country doesn't have a clear, successful cyber-security plan. Vincent Rigby, who was the national security advisor to the prime minister and recently left, asked for more resources and power for his office in public after the pandemic showed that the country wasn't ready to handle new and dangerous threats. To put it simply, Canada needs a new, unified national security policy that is tailored to the problems and risks of today. The U.K.'s Integrated Review of Security, Defense, Development, and Foreign Policy, which came out not long ago, could show us the way. A few people will say that Canada needs less research, review, and white papers and more clear, long-overdue action and funding. This point of view has some good points.

What is it about Canada that makes it not care about its own safety?

People here are polite and follow the rules. Non-residents, besides real refugees, have a hard time getting in. The people who work at the Canada Border Services Agency are polite and efficient, but they are also very strict. Anyone who doesn't meet our entry requirements is quickly turned away. The TV reality appear Border Security: Canada's Front Line, which is both instructive and fun, paints a clear picture of this prepare. Moreover, be beyond any doubt that the most ways to induce into Canada are through the US border, which has indeed more tightly rules and more police. I worked with Canadian strengths whereas I was within the US Discuss Constrain, and I can guarantee you that Canada incorporates a exceptionally great outfitted defense framework in put. Too, be beyond any doubt that Canada could be a accomplice of NORAD and a part of NATO. In case a nation gets insane sufficient to begin battling with Canada, it'll have a parcel more to bargain with than fair Canada.