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While previously known as a region of low geopolitical tensions, security challenges in the Arctic are increasing.  The Canadian Arctic in particular sees climate change facilitating growing international interest for both transit and mineral exploitation. Our domain awareness in the north is inadequate mainly due to neglect and we have seen increasing incidents of foreign shipping in our waters of which we were completely unaware. After an overview of some Intelligence basics, we will look at the Arctic through the Intelligence process, concluding with how some evolution of our system may prove beneficial for Canada.

Bio:

Robert Martyn is a former member of the Canadian military, having divided service between the Air Force and Army. He served in Armour and Search & Rescue before being commissioned as an Intelligence officer, where he worked in NDHQ, Brigade HQ, and within Special Operations Forces Command. He has operational deployments to Cyprus (UN), Bosnia (NATO), Kosovo (NATO), and two tours in Afghanistan (Special Operations Command). He retired as a Reserve Infantry Officer.

After receiving a BA in Politics (Manitoba) and a MA in War Studies (RMC), Robert completed his PhD in Military History (Queen’s) in 2004, with a dissertation on Intelligence Support to Peacekeeping. This was followed by Post-Doctoral research in Terrorism (William & Mary) and Intelligence (Carleton/Norman Patterson School of International Relations).