Defence Analyst Colonel (ret) Brian MacDonald.
For all of human history access to resources has been a strategic issue.
This is even more critical today given rising demand for resources from
developing societies and the quest for renewable and alternative sources of
energy.
Vimy Paper 2009 is not a recipe book, but these are valuable
perspectives on some of the hottest (and in one case, the coldest) topics in
global development and security. It contains nine chapters by eminent
practitioners and experts in the field, each of which examines key aspects
of the strategic impact of energy dependency from different vantage points,
be it from the national, regional or international level, or from a
resource, geopolitical or military perspective.
The chapters are:
- The Canadian Forces’ Bedevilling Dependency on Oil – by Gary Rice
- Energy and the Arctic – by Peter Johnson
- Ripple Effects: Russia, the Energy Card, and the Medvedev Doctrine – by J.L. Black
- European Energy Security: Moving Beyond the Riga and Bucharest Summits – by Andrew Monaghan
- New Players in the Energy Great Game: India’s Increasing Global Presence – by Divyabh Manchanda
- Energy Security in the Coastal Zone – by James Kraska
- The New American Administration and The Problem of the Security of Energy Supplies – by Charles Doran
- The Energy Security Challenge: Developing an Integrated American Response – by Brian Wilson and Jeff Luster
- Implications for Canadian Defence Policy – by Jim Boutilier
An electronic copy of Vimy Paper 2009 is available online at:
http://cda-cdai.ca/cdai/vimy-papers
To order print copies or for more information, please contact the
CDA Institute at 613-236-9903 or by
email projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca
