Shelf life extended: the longevity and continued relevance of the binational North American Aerospace Defense Command

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dc.contributor.authorAllarie, Nicolas
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeCharron, Andrea (Political Studies) Muller, Adam (English, Film, and Theatre)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorFergusson, James (Political Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-11T18:42:44Z
dc.date.available2016-04-11T18:42:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplinePolitical Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis asks why the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) continues to exist and remain relevant in the defence of North America following the disappearance of the threat of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. This thesis argues that NORAD’s binational nature is key to understanding the command’s continued role in continental defence. By employing the international relation theories of functionalism and neoliberal institutionalism as a lens of analysis to understand binational defence cooperation, NORAD’s origins as a binational defence command tasked with the air defence of North America, and its acquisition of its responsibilities for drug interdiction, the continental interior, and for maritime warning are analyzed. NORAD’s longevity and continued relevance can be attributed to the command’s binational nature, which has allowed the command to focus on and institutionalize specific functional-technical solutions to select issues of mutual concern in continental defence and security for Canada and the U.S.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31199
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectNORADen_US
dc.subjectAlliancesen_US
dc.subjectFunctionalismen_US
dc.subjectNeoliberal institutionalismen_US
dc.subjectCanadian defence policyen_US
dc.subjectUnited States defence policyen_US
dc.subjectbinationalen_US
dc.subjectbinational defence cooperationen_US
dc.subjectNorth American Aerospace Defense Commanden_US
dc.subjectCanada-US defence relationsen_US
dc.titleShelf life extended: the longevity and continued relevance of the binational North American Aerospace Defense Commanden_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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