Defence Deconstructed: Improving Continental Situational Awareness

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry speaks to Dr. Jessica West, Kristen Csenkey, and BGen Chris McKenna about the governance, technology, and norms needed to improve situational awareness in North America. his episode is an excerpt from our North American Defence Conference, which took place on May 19th, 2022 in Ottawa. The event was made possible thanks to the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard, as well as our conference title sponsor L3 Harris Technologies and bronze sponsor Raytheon Technologies Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Davie Shipyard. Participants' bios: Dr. Jessica West is a Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares Kristen Csenkey is a CGAI Fellow and a PhD Candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs BGen Chris McKenna is Director General Air and Space Force Development for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Host bio: David Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Recording Date: 19 May 2022 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips