Space: The New Frontier of National Security
Dates
December 2, 2024
Length of Course
3 hours
Delivery Method
Online
Cost
$425 CADSeries discount: $1,425
Summary
Space is increasingly recognized as a vital domain for global and national security. We depend on space assets for earth observation, for intelligence gathering, for military communications, for civil telecommunications and for navigational services. The fact that space is critical infrastructure forces us to ask about threats and our ability to secure space assets.
This masterclass is offered as part of the National Security Masterclass Series.
Masterclass Series
Instructor
Wesley Wark is an expert on national security and intelligence issues, in both a Canadian and international context.
He is a fellow of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto/Munk School of Global Affairs, and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, in Waterloo, where he co-directed a major project on Canadian National Security Strategy.
Format
Intensive, three-hour class divided into key topic components.
Audience
Government of Canada officials, at all levels wishing a better understanding of the issues.
Of particular relevance for officials in the core and extended Canadian national security and intelligence community. Core includes CSIS, CSE, RCMP, DND/CAF, GAC, PCO, CBSA, Public Safety.