Stress Tested

Leah West, SJD, is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs (Intelligence and National Security) at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. She is also, Counsel with Freidman Mansour LLP, and was previously Counsel in the Department of Justice National Security Litigation and Advisory Group. She served for ten years in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Armoured Officer, and is the co-author of National Security Law. Thomas Juneau is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, acts as a consultant for various departments in the Canadian government, and is a frequent commentator in Canadian and international media. He is the author of Squandered Opportunity: Neoclassical Realism and Iranian Foreign Policy and the co-editor of Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community.Amarnath Amarasingam is an Assistant Professor in the School of Religion, and is cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, at Queen's University, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, an Associate Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, and an Associate fellow at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology. He is the author of Pain, Pride, and Politics: Sri Lankan Tamil Activism in Canada.

• IntroductionAmarnath Amarasingam, Thomas Juneau and Leah WestPart 1: ThreatsThey Got it All Under Control: Fringe Conspiracy Theories and Threats to Canadian National SecurityMarc-Andre Argentino and Amarnath AmarasingamExploiting Chaos: How Malicious Non-State Actors Leverage COVID-19 to their Advantage in CyberspaceCasey Babb and Alex WilnerSupply Chains During the COVID-19 PandemicStephanie Carvin, Edie Brenning, Djomeni Raphael Desire, Walid Elgazzar, Habab Elkhalifa, Annie Huang, Ilia Nizenko, Richard Oum, Rafael Pozuelo-Perron, Raman Singh, Randall Whiteside, Erin van Weerdhuizen, Randall Whiteside, Anisha YogalingamGetting the Politics of Protecting Critical Infrastructure Right <Bessma Momani and Jean-François Bélanger Part II: The ResponsesA Health Intelligence Priority for Canada? Costs, Benefits, and ConsiderationsJessica Davis and Alexander Corbeil National Security and Intelligence Operations During the COVID-19 PandemicStephanie Carvin Collection and Protection in the Time of Infection: The Communications Security Establishment During the COVID-19 PandemicBill Robinson Corona as Constraint on the CAF?: As Always, the Mission Matters Stephen M. Saideman, Stéfanie von Hlatky, and Graeme HopkinsDefence Intelligence and COVID-19Jim Cox Reviving the Role of GPHIN in Global Epidemic Intelligence Kelley Lee and Julianne PiperPrivacy vs. Health: Surveillance to Stop the Spread? Leah West Enforcing Canadian Security Laws through Criminal Prosecution During a Pandemic?: Lessons from Canada's COVID-19 Experience Michael Nesbitt and Tara Hansen National Security Lessons Regarding the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Migrant and Refugee Communities in the U.S. and Canada: A Bilateral ApproachAdham Shaloul and Diana Rayes Untangling deportation law from national security: the pandemic invites a softer touchSimon Wallace Conclusion Thomas Juneau