The Arctic as a New Priority for Canada-US Relations and Canadian Foreign Policy

Abstract

In 2023, a number of analytical articles analyzing Canada's role in the world were published. The Canadian researchers agree that the country's foreign policy interests are concentrated within the North American continent. Experts call the Arctic and the North a priority area of bilateral Canada-US relations and Canadian foreign policy in general. The discussion of this issue has also been developed at the official level. Protection of sovereignty in the Arctic is among the priorities of Canadian policy, as well as cooperation with the U.S. on the modernization of NORAD. In turn, an analysis of U.S. official documents allows us to conclude that Canada and the United States share the same assessment of risks and threats in the Arctic and that the United States is interested in deepening cooperation with Canada on issues related to ensuring the security of the Arctic region and the North American continent.