Canada Boosts Arctic Defence
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Margaret McCuaig-Johnston (English only)
Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Professor McCuaig-Johnston's expertise includes Canadian defense policy and Arctic foreign policy. She can comment on Ottawa's increased strategic investment in the North and Arctic sovereignty issues.
Mathieu Landriault (English and French)
Part-time Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Landriault specializes in Arctic security and sovereignty issues in the circumpolar region in general and in Canada in particular.
"These investments are necessary but prepare for hybrid threats, meaning disinformation, sabotage on key infrastructures or cyber attacks rather than conventional ones, meaning a full-blown military conflict by adversaries.
This is further proof that Arctic security is changing fast. Think of a disinformation campaign but at the level of people-to-people infiltrating and supporting a group to further US interests in Greenland."
Monim Benaissa (English and French)
Professor Benaissa's research focuses on Law of the Sea, aiming to identify current issues and analyze future trends and challenges, and cover topics related to ocean management, maritime sovereignty, and the implementation of UNCLOS rules.