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Vanguard February/March 2023

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12 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023 www.vanguardcanada.com SECURITY BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL JENNIE CARIGNAN G lobal disorder, China's rise, and an aggressively asser- tive Russia are already cre- ating a more complex and competitive national secu- rity environment for our and like-minded governments to manage. Add to that the entanglement of destabilizing dynamics from climate change, large-scale human displacement, biodiversity loss, and eco- nomic and supply chain disruptions that are likely to flow from the interplay of all these developments on the fringe of our core business and we have a number of so-called "wicked problems" looming on our horizon for which we will need the best and brightest. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will need all hands on deck to contribute as a Defence Team of soldiers, sailors, aviators, operators, and public servants. We also need to engage the full potential of Canadians who align in our fighting spirit to rise up as the most effective defence for Canada. Our job is to ensure that the CAF and the On the Horizon MILITARY CULTURAL CHANGES PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR FUTURE THREATS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CANADA'S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COMMUNITY. IN SPEECHES TO WATERLOO- BASED THINK TANK CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION IN 2021, CANADA'S NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, AND THE CHIEF OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT DESCRIBED A MULTI-POLAR THREAT CHARACTERIZED BY RIVALS JOCKEYING FOR POSITION. Members of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group run to their position during an attack on the defensive position during Exercise LION INTRÉPIDE in the areas of 2nd Canadian Division Support Base on 9 November 2022. Photo: Private Kareen Brochu-Harvey, Valcartier Imaging Section, Canadian Armed Forces

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