Canadian Defence Policy: Why a History of Reversals

Abstract

Canada's defence policy continues to experience reversals as evidenced by the historical record. The primary cause can be attributed to three elements: (1) the tension between the idealist and realist ethic; (2) the absence of an identifiable system for the formulation of national strategy, and (3) the need to incorporate a multidisciplinary approach to defence strategy. (edc)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA220491

Entities

People

  • Howard J. Marsh

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • North America
  • Political Science
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies