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The Making of Defence Policy in Canada

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Much has been written on various aspects of Canadian defence: on military history, for example, or on budgets, procurement, and participation in wars such as those in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. There is little, however, on the actual making of defence policy, that is, on the process itself.

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Juneau, T., Rigby, V. (2023). The Making of Defence Policy in Canada. In: Juneau, T., Lagassé, P. (eds) Canadian Defence Policy in Theory and Practice, Volume 2. Canada and International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37542-2_9

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