Canada’s NATO Spending Debate, Explained
Ottawa has finally hit NATO’s 2% defence target. The alliance has already moved the goalposts to 5%.
Theme
Security
Canada’s security relationships and obligations — from its NATO commitments and NORAD partnership with the United States to its evolving posture in the Indo-Pacific and the cyber domain.
Key topics
- NATO and the 2% defence spending debate
- NORAD modernization and continental defence
- Cyber security and intelligence (Five Eyes)
- Peacekeeping and peace operations
- Indo-Pacific security strategy
- Canada–U.S. defence relations
- Arctic security and NORAD’s northern dimension
Briefs
Explainers
Security Evergreen
What Is NORAD?
The binational command at the centre of Canada–U.S. continental defence — what it does, how it is run, and why its modernization matters now.