DEFENCE DECONSTRUCTED PODCAST

February 2, 2024

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Brigadier-General Hawthorne provides a scene setter of the threats to North America. Then, Peter Bates speaks to Doug Berenson, Jim Ferguson, and Tom Karako about the strategic considerations for NORAD modernization.

This episode is a recording from our latest NORAD Modernization Conference, which took place on October 18, 2023 in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of CGAI’s Strategic Sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics Canada, Irving Shipbuilding and Hanwha Defence; our Gold Sponsor Raytheon Technologies; our Silver Sponsors AECOM, Amazon Web Services, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

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• Podcast transcript

Guests:

• BGen James Hawthorne is Deputy Director Strategy, Policy and Plans for NORAD-USNORTHCOM.
• Doug Berenson is Managing Director at Oliver Wyman Aerospace & Defense.
• Jim Fergusson is a CGAI Fellow.
• Tom Karako is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Hosts:

• Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
• Peter Bates is a CGAI Fellow.