Canada's instruments of national power suffer from crippling human resources vulnerabilities

Canada faces an increasingly difficult international environment. The to-do list is extensive: decades of neglect and underinvestment mean that every instrument of national power - diplomacy, defence, development, intelligence, national security, law enforcement - all suffer from chronic under-inves...

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Published inInternational journal (Toronto) Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 454 - 457
Main Author Juneau, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2024
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Diplomacy
Human resources
Information gathering
Intelligence
Intelligence gathering
Law enforcement
National security
Power
strategic thinking
Canadian foreign policy
minilateralism
human resources
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Summary:Canada faces an increasingly difficult international environment. The to-do list is extensive: decades of neglect and underinvestment mean that every instrument of national power - diplomacy, defence, development, intelligence, national security, law enforcement - all suffer from chronic under-investment. Perhaps most strikingly, Canada has also not produced a comprehensive national security policy since 2004. These vulnerabilities are being increasingly discussed publicly. There is, however, one persistent problem that underlies these vulnerabilities and systematically fails to receive the attention it deserves, both in public debates and inside government: human resources.
ISSN:0020-7020
2052-465X
DOI:10.1177/00207020241276096