WHAT CANADIAN MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES IN THE FUTURE WORLD A MARITIME PERSPECTIVE

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WHAT CANADIAN MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES IN THE
FUTURE WORLD? A MARITIME PERSPECTIVE
A Conference hosted by the Centre for Foreign
Policy Studies ltwww.cfps.dal.cagt Dalhousie
University, 10-12 June 2005   Maritime Security
Comparison of National Approaches Captain(N)
Peter Avis Privy Council Office, Canada
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Maritime Security Comparison of National
Approaches

• 2005 MARITIME CONFERENCE - Halifax
• Captain(N) Peter Avis
• Dalhousie Centre of Foreign Policy Studies
• Research Fellow

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Key Activities New Era

• -- National Security State of Being
• -- Maritime Security Address Challenges
• ? DOMAIN AWARENESS
• ? SAFEGUARDING
• ? RESPONSIVENESS
• ? COLLABORATION

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Methodology Best Practices

• Three Case Studies Australia, the
  Netherlands, and Norway
• Four Key Activities Filter
• Best Practices
• Success over time
• Recognized positive outcome
• Local importance to Canada

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AUSTRALIA MARITIME PERSPECTIVE

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THE NETHERLANDS MARITIME PERSPECTIVE
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NORWAY MARITIME PERSPECTIVE
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COLLABORATION BEST PRACTICES SUCCESSFUL OVER
TIME SHOW A RECOGNIZED POSITIVE OUTCOME
AND HAVE LOCAL IMPORTANCE TO CANADA

• WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH (AUS)
• COMMON RISK-ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY (CRAM) (AUS)
• THE INTERNATIONAL DELIBERATIONS OVER NORTH SEA
  GOVERNANCE (IDON)
• (NETH)

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DOMAIN AWARENESS BEST PRACTICES SUCCESSFUL
OVER TIME SHOW A RECOGNIZED POSITIVE
OUTCOME AND HAVE LOCAL IMPORTANCE TO CANADA

• EMPHASIS ON COASTWATCH CIVILIAN AIR CONTRACT
  SERVICES (AUS)
• AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (AUS)

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SAFEGUARDING BEST PRACTICE SUCCESSFUL OVER
TIME SHOW A RECOGNIZED POSITIVE OUTCOME
AND HAVE LOCAL IMPORTANCE TO CANADA

• SPECIALIZED FEDERAL POLICE FORCE USED
  SPECIFICALLY IN THE MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION OF
  ROTTERDAM (NETH)
• THE ROTTERDAM-RIJNMOND SEAPORT POLICE

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RESPONSIVENESS BEST PRACTICE SUCCESSFUL OVER
TIME SHOW A RECOGNIZED POSITIVE OUTCOME
AND HAVE LOCAL IMPORTANCE TO CANADA

• ELITE POLICE RESPONSE UNITS (NOR)
• COMBINATION OF THE FEDERALLY-CONTROLLED DELTA
  FORCE WITH SPECIALLY-TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS IN
  ALL REGIONS
• CROSS-TRAINING WITH THE MILITARY SPECIAL FORCES
  KNOWN AS FSK ENSURES THAT TACTICAL HAND-OFFS TO
  WORLD-CLASS OPERATIVES

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National Perception of Threat gtNational Response

• Direct Threat gt Preventive
• Indirect Threat gt Reactive
• To achieve Preventive strategy
• on the National level, one must
• solidify national perception of
• direct threat to interests and
• values
• Education gt Government,
• Academia, Media

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CONCLUSIONS

• Preventive Strategy related to National
  Perception of Direct Threat
• Debate over Civil Rights vs National Security
  crucial for adapting information sharing to
  the new battlespace (Bill C-36 review)
• Canadians need to know more gt Canadian
  terrorist battlespace
• Maritime Security Strategy gt integrated ocean
  governance, social pillars
• Comparison of like-minded countries can lead
  to Best Practices
• that inform Canadian Maritime Security
  Strategy