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On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Laura Dawson to discuss the operations of the Future Borders Coalition and CUSMA negotiations. // Participants' bios: Dr. Laura Dawson is the Executive Director of the Future Borders Coalition. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Winter Witch: A Novel" by Jennifer Chevalier // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 30, 2026 Release date: February 23, 2026

In this Triple Helix episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Olena Kryzhanivska to discuss her latest paper, “Lessons and Warnings for Canada's Defence Investment Agency”. We discuss the announcement of the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) and outlining what it would do, focus on centralizing procurement to align with partners like the U.K., France and Australia, and provide some recommendations to guide Canada on the implementation and operational success of the DIA. // Guest bios: Dr. Olena Kryzhanivska is a COVE Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, where she focuses on defence innovations in Canada. // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "De Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare" edited by James Patton Rogers // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 20 February 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Jahara Matisek about defence industrial supply chains, critical mineral vulnerabilities, prioritizing ecosystems, and the Canadian defence industrial strategy. For the intro, Joe covers nuclear supply chains, plans for an enormous natural gas power plant, and an update on Venezuela. You can find Jahara's books here: https://www.rienner.com/title/Old_and_New_Battlespaces_Society_Military_Power_and_War https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Military-Strategy-Joint-Operations-and-Airpower You can find Jahara's articles discussed in the podcast here: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-to-supercharge-the-us-militarys-arsenal https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/why-the-us-military-could-lose-the-contest-for-materials-crucial-to-ai https://mwi.westpoint.edu/logistics-left-of-boom-understanding-adversary-threats-to-the-defense-industrial-base-ahead-of-conflict/ https://warontherocks.com/2025/08/these-materials-could-cripple-americas-defense-industrial-base/ https://mwi.westpoint.edu/minerals-magnets-and-military-capability-chinas-rare-earth-weaponization-should-be-a-wake-up-call/ https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/02/the-us-is-not-built-for-war-or-peace-americas-industrial-resilience-gap/ // Guest Bio: - Jahara Matisek is an active-duty US Air Force officer whose work focuses on the policy implications of national security spending, with an emphasis on critical infrastructure resilience // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future", by Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.ca/How-World-Really-Works-Scientists/dp/B001XIIE24 // Interview recording Date: February 17, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with The Honourable Bob Rae to discuss middle powers and multilateralism. // Participants' bios: The Honourable Bob Rae served at the former Premier of Ontario, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, and Interim Leader of the Liberal Party. From 2020-2025, he served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 30, 2026 Release date: February 17, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with DND/CAF Ombudsman Mario Baril to discuss his role as Ombudsman and his office's latest report: Marking Time: A decade of stalled progress for the Primary Reserve. Read the report here: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/reserve-force-review.html View the Military Benefits Browser: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/education-information/caf-members/compensation-benefits/mbb.html // Guest bios: Mario Baril is the Department of National Defence/ Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman. // Host bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is Vice President, Ottawa Operations of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/dare-to-lead-brave-work.-tough-conversations.-whole-hearts./9780399592522.html // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 13 February 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Dennis McConaghy about the fate of the Canada-Alberta MoU amid choices about Canada's economic future. For the intro, Joe discusses the Gordie Howe bridge, grid batteries, and the oil blockade of Cuba. // Guest Bio: - Dennis McConaghy is a CGAI Fellow and former pipeline executive // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "Who Knew", by Barry Diller: https://www.amazon.ca/Who-Knew-Barry-Diller/dp/1668096870 // Interview recording Date: February 10, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with The Honourable Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell about their book A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO and the Public Service. // Participants' bios: - The Honourable Kevin Lynch served as Deputy Minister of Industry, Deputy Minister of Finance, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet, later as vice chair of BMO Financial Group. - Jim Mitchell served as Assistant Secretary to the cabinet responsible for the machinery of government before founding the policy consulting firm Sussex Circle. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO and the Public Service" by The Honourable Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. - "The Dollar a Year Men" by Allan Levine - "The Daily" Podcast by The New York Times - "The Curse of Politics" Podcast  - "Slow Horses" by Mick Herron // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 20, 2026 Release date: February 9, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with BGen Christopher Horner to discuss Canada's plans for space, the creation and evolution of 3 Canadian Space Division (3CSD) and the future of Canadian space activity in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Department of National Defence (DND). // Guest bios: BGen Christopher Warner is the Commander of 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) and Joint Force Space Component Commander // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Final Orbit" by Chris Hadfield // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 06 February 2026

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss the interaction of energy and foreign policy in the Trump administration in 2026, including consideration of Iran, India, Russia, China, and Venezuela. // Donate to CGAI here: buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // - Kelly Ogle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP, Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Stewart Beck, Vina Nadjibulla, Ted Lipman and Hugh Stephens to discuss Prime Minister Carney's recent visit to China and it's implications for our relationship with China, the Indo-Pacific and Canadian foreign policy going forward. // Participants' bios: - Stewart Beck served as Canada's High Commissioner to India and is the former as President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation. - Vina Nadjibulla is Vice-President, Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. - Ted Lipman is a career foreign service officer with assignments in Beijing, Consul General in Shanghai and as our Ambassador to Korea. - Hugh Stephens served at Canadian missions in Hong Kong, Beijing, Islamabad and Seoul and as Head of Mission in Taipei. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "What Carney's China Trip Really Signalled" by Vina Nadjibulla - "Civilizations" by Laurent Binet - "Apple in China" by Patrick McGee - "How China Works" by Xiaohuan Lan - "He Did Not Conquer" by Madelaine Drohan // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 20, 2026 Release date: February 3, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Mike Greenley to discuss the next bound of space exploration, the emerging space economy, Canada's defence space needs and the opportunity to leverage Canadian defence industry in a space context. // Guest bios: Mike Greenley is the CEO of MDA Space // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 30 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rory Johnston about how oil flows are shifting given the political turmoil in Venezuela, Iran, and the U.S.-Europe relationship, and how it impacts Canada. // Guest Bio: - Rory Johnston is a CGAI Fellow and Founder of Commodity Context // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela", by William Neuman: https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Never-That-They-Worse-ebook/dp/B092T93X6M - "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety", by Eric Schlosser: https://www.amazon.ca/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788 // Interview recording Date: January 20, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Mark Norman, Vincent Rigby, Howard Balloch and Paul Meyer to discuss NATO, Carney, Trump and Davos. // Participants' bios: - Mark Norman served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. - Howard Balloch is a career foreign service officer and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, Mongolia and North Korea. - Paul Meyer is a fellow in international security and adjunct Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, and a Director of the Canadian Pugwash Group. - Vincent Rigby is Slater Family Professor of Practice at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy and former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner - "Quantum Of Menace" by Vaseem Khan - "The Mosquito: A Human History Of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy C. Winegard - "The Restless Wave" by James Stavridis // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 23, 2026 Release date: January 27, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Kristian Søby Kristensen to discuss the evolution of the relationship between Denmark and the United States from a military and strategic perspective, how that relationship includes Greenland and using this history to situate recent events with President Trump. // Guest bios: Kristian Søby Kristensen is the Head of the Strategy and War Studies Program, Royal Danish Defence Institute // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 23 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rob Huebert and Ron Wallace about their recent chapter in the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics, and considerations for the interests of Russia and the United States in the Arctic. You can find the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-03031-3 // Guest Bio: - Rob Huebert is a CGAI Fellow, Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary, and Director of the Centre for Military Security and Strategic Studies - Ron Wallace is a CGAI Fellow and expert on Arctic resource development and regulation // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "Churchill and Fisher: The titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War", by Barry Gough: https://www.amazon.ca/Churchill-Fisher-titans-Admiralty-fought/dp/1459411366 - "So You Want to Own Greenland?", by Elizabeth Buchanan: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/817239/so-you-want-to-own-greenland-by-elizabeth-buchanan/ - "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones", by James Clear: https://www.amazon.ca/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299 - "Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker's Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence", by Bob Plamondon: https://www.amazon.ca/Freedom-Fighter-Diefenbakers-Liberties-Independence/dp/1069254509 // Interview recording Date: January 16, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Frank Graves to discuss the upcoming challenges facing Canada in 2026. // Participants' bios Frank Graves is a CGAI Fellow and President and CEO of EKOS Research Associates Inc. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber" by Wendy Brown // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 15, 2026 Release date: January 19, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Michael Petric to discuss his latest paper, “Opportunities for Canadian Generative AI in the Indo-Pacific”. We examine the opportunities for Canadian AI in the Indo-Pacific, and what both government and industry can do to pursue them. // Guest bios: Michael Petric is an Advisor - Defence and Public Procurement at Bondy & Associates and a CGAI Fellow. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Opportunities for Canadian Generative AI in the Indo-Pacific" by Michael Petric - "The Finest Hotel in Kabul" by Lyse Doucet // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 16 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with David Mares about the American intervention in Venezuela, what it means for the Venezuelan people and energy industry, and what would need to happen to build a better future for Venezuelans. You can find David's book "Resource Nationalism and Energy Policy" here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/resource-nationalism-and-energy-policy/9780231202947/ // Guest Bio: - David R. Mares is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Institute of the Americas Endowed Chair for Inter-American Affairs Emeritus at the University of California San Diego's Department of Political Science, as well as the Baker Institute Scholar for Latin American Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "The Grey Wolf: A Novel", by Louise Penny: https://www.amazon.ca/Grey-Wolf-Novel-Inspector-Gamache-ebook/dp/B0CQHLDW2T - "The Black Wolf: A Novel", by Louise Penny: https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Wolf-Novel-Inspector-Gamache-ebook/dp/B0DPJ5W41H // Interview recording Date: January 9, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with The Honourable Perrin Beatty and The Honourable John Manley to look at Canada, the world in 2026 and the world in 2026 in the context of the Carney government's foreign policy review. // Participants' bios - The Honourable Perrin Beatty is a former Minister of National Defence, former President and CEO of CBC and former President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. - The Honourable John Manley is a former Finance and Industry Minister and served as the eighth Deputy Prime Minister to Canada. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Autocracy Inc." by Anne Applebaum - "He Did Not Conquer" by Madelaine Drohan - "James Madison" by Garry Wills - "Canada Rising: From Crisis to Renewal" by The Honourable Perrin Beatty and Fen Olser Hampson // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 12, 2026 Release date: January 13, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Bibi Imre-Millei to discuss her research, specifically her latest paper, "Canada's Drone Use and Ethics Program". // Guest bios: Bibi Imre-Millei is a PhD student at the Department of Political Science at Lund University in Sweden, researching drone operator identity and community from a critical perspective. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Canada's Drone Use and Ethics Program" by Bibi Imre-Millei - "Play Nice" by Rachel Harrison - "After The Clearances" by Alison Leyland // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 09 January 2026

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss Venezuela, as well as major events in global and Canadian energy security in 2025. // Donate to CGAI here: buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // Guests: - Trevor Tombe, Professor at the University of Calgary's Department of Economics and the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at The School of Public Policy - Brad Setser, Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations - Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute - Mark Maki, Chief Executive Officer of Trans Mountain Corporation - Jack Mintz, Canadian Economist // - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP, Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading recommendations: - "President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier", by CW Goodyear: https://www.amazon.ca/President-Garfield-Radical-CW-Goodyear/dp/1982146915 - "The Gold: The real story behind Brink's-Mat: Britain's biggest heist", by Neil Forsyth and Thomas Turner: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-gold-the-real-story-behind-brinks-mat-britains-biggest-heist/9781529149548.html - "The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, Volume I: The Ancient World and Christendom", by James Hankins and Allan C. Guelzo: https://www.amazon.ca/Golden-Thread-Ancient-World-Christendom/dp/1641773995 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Ian Brodie and Darrell Bricker to discuss their takeaways from the Halifax Security Forum as they look into the coming year. Thank you to everyone who donated to us this Giving Tuesday, an important day for registered charities like the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. If you wish to support us, please click the link here: www.cgai.ca/support All donations will receive a 100% CRA charitable donation tax receipt. Thank you in advance for your consideration. // Participants' bios - Darrell Bricker is CEO at Ipsos Public Affairs and co-author of a new book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk. - Dr. Ian Brodie is the Program Director at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Professor at the University of Calgary. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk" by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson -"Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times" by Richard J. Gwyn -"Why We Drive" by Matthew B. Crawford // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 05, 2026 Release date: January 06, 2026

In this first episode of Defence Deconstructed for 2026, we feature our most popular episode from 2025, "Inflection Point: Canadian Army Modernization" with Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army. David Perry sits down with Lieutenant-General Wright to discuss the Canadian Army's most ambitious transformation in decades. This transformation includes shifting the Army's four divisions to a mission-first, effect-driven model. It is a generational change in how the Army is structured, equipped, and trained. The Evolving Canadian Army will ensure it is ready for the challenges of a new era characterized by global instability. // Guest bios: Lieutenant-General Michael Wright is the Commander of the Canadian Army // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "White Sun War" by Major General (Ret'd) Mick Ryan - "The Evolving Canadian Army" by The Canadian Army // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 2 January 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we're featuring a fireside chat from our November 27th 2025 conference, Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence, with the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet. Thank you the Department of National Defence's MINDS program and all our sponsors who made the conference, and this episode, possible. We'd also like to thank everyone who donated to the Institute on Giving Tuesday, your support is incredibly important in helping us deliver our programming. If you didn't have a chance to donate, but still want to support the Institute or podcast, you can still do so through the support link on our website. // Guest bios: - Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 26 December 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we're featuring the second panel from our November 12th 2025 Defence Procurement Conference, with Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee and Lieutenant-General Michael Wright. Thank you the Department of National Defence's MINDS program and all our sponsors who made the conference, and this episode, possible. We'd also like to thank everyone who donated to the Institute on Giving Tuesday, your support is incredibly important in helping us deliver our programming. If you didn't have a chance to donate, but still want to support the Institute or podcast, you can still do so through the support link on our website – if you do before the end of the year you'll be eligible for a 100% CRA charitable donation tax credit for 2025. // Guest bios: - Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy - Lieutenant-General Michael Wright is the Commander of the Canadian Army // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 19 December 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Shannon Joseph about her recent paper for CGAI "Waiting for Canada to 'Build, Baby, Build'". Discussed in the podcast: - https://www.cgai.ca/pp_waiting_for_canada_to_build_baby_build - https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-the-budget-is-done-start-building-baby // Guest Bio: - Shannon Joseph is Chair of Energy for a Secure Future and a Fellow with CGAI // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "A Tale Of Two Cities", by Charles Dickens: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/a-tale-of-two-cities/9780141439600.html // Interview recording Date: December 12, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Julia Bentley and Phil Calvert to discuss the intricacies of Taiwan and China. Thank you to everyone who donated to us this Giving Tuesday, an important day for registered charities like the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. If you wish to support us, please click the link here: www.cgai.ca/support All donations will receive a 100% CRA charitable donation tax receipt. Thank you in advance for your consideration. // Participants' bios - Julia Bentley is a former Canadian diplomat who served in both Beijing and Taipei. She is affiliated with the University of Toronto, York and National Taiwan University, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. - Phil Calvert is a CGAI Fellow, former Canadian diplomat and Senior Fellow at the University of Alberta and Associate at the University of Victoria Center for Asia Pacific Initiatives. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere" by Julia Bentley - "The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West" by Amitav Acharya - "The Book of Swindles: Selections from a Late Ming Collection" translated by Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk - "There are Rivers in the Sky" by Elif Shafak - "The Conscience of the Party" by Robert L. Suettinger // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: December 10, 2025 Release date: December 15, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we're featuring a fireside chat from our November 27th 2025 conference, Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence, with Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), The Honourable Stephen Fuhr. Thank you the Department of National Defence's MINDS program and all our sponsors who made the conference, and this episode, possible. We'd also like to thank everyone who donated to the Institute on Giving Tuesday, your support is incredibly important in helping us deliver our programming. If you didn't have a chance to donate, but still want to support the Institute or podcast, you can still do so through the support link on our website – if you do before the end of the year you'll be eligible for a 100% CRA charitable donation tax credit for 2025. // Guest bios: - The Honourable Stephen Fuhr is the Secretary of State (Defence Procurement). // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 12 December 2025

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Sofie Lilli Stoffel to discuss her latest study, "When Your Ally Turns Narcissistic: A Self-Help Manual for Europe Navigating Transatlantic Relations". Thank you to everyone who donated to us this Giving Tuesday, an important day for registered charities like the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. If you wish to support us, please click the link here: www.cgai.ca/support All donations will receive a 100% CRA charitable donation tax receipt. Thank you in advance for your consideration. // Participants' bios Sofie Lilli Stoffel is a research fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute in Berlin. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "When Your Ally Turns Narcissistic: A Self-Help Manual for Europe Navigating Transatlantic Relations" by Sofie Lilli Stoffel and Phillip Yorck Herzberg // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: December 10, 2025 Release date: December 11, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Monica Gattinger about recently released polling from Positive Energy and Nanos Research about shifting Canadian attitudes toward growing international energy exports and the shifts resulting from the Canada-Alberta MoU. Polls discussed: - https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/positive-energy/publications/canadians-most-likely-rank-energy-sector-greatest-potential-expand-exports-non-us-destinations-want - https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/positive-energy/publications/agreement-canada-should-expand-oil-gas-exports-strengthen-global-energy-security-highest-tracking?mc_cid=e78a4a0391&mc_eid=5b3baac0fe // Guest Bio: - Monica Gattinger is Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa and a Fellow with CGAI // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "Flesh: A Novel", by David Szalay: https://www.amazon.ca/Flesh-David-Szalay/dp/198212279X // Interview recording Date: December 9, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we're featuring a panel discussion from our November 27th 2025 conference Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence, that was focused on “Integrated Air and Missile Defence”. It featuring CGAI Fellows Col (ret'd) Dr. Al Stephenson, Peter Bates and Dr. James Fergusson, as well as Peggy Mason, the President of the Rideau Institute. Thank you the Department of National Defence's MINDS program and all our sponsors who made the conference, and this episode, possible. We'd also like to thank everyone who donated to the Institute on Giving Tuesday, your support is incredibly important in helping us deliver our programming. If you didn't have a chance to donate, but still want to support the Institute or podcast, you can still do so through the support link on our website – if you do before the end of the year you'll be eligible for a 100% CRA charitable donation tax credit for 2025. // Guest bios: - Peter Bates is a CGAI Fellow and a retired veteran Canadian Foreign Service Officer. - Dr. James Fergusson is a CGAI Fellow and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Studies, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies. - Peggy Mason is the President of the Rideau Institute - Col (ret'd) Dr. Al Stephenson is a CGAI Fellow and is an aviation consultant and a 35-year veteran of the Canadian Forces. // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 05 December 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Jack Mintz about the competitiveness implications of the Canada-Alberta MoU for oil CCUS and export, in relation to his recent article for the Financial Post: https://financialpost.com/opinion/jack-mintz-alberta-getting-pipeline-or-sold-pipe-dream // For the intro segment, Kelly and Joe discuss the impacts of American and Ukrainian moves to curtail Russian oil export. // Guest Bio: - Jack Mintz is an accomplished Canadian economist with affiliations with the University of Calgary, the CD Howe Institute, and the MacDonald Laurier Institute // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading Recommendations: - "Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich", by Richard Evans: https://www.amazon.ca/Hitlers-People-Faces-Third-Reich/dp/0593296427 // Interview recording Date: December 3, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Raymond Blake to discuss his latest success, Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity. This coming Tuesday, 2nd December, is Giving Tuesday, an important day for registered charities like the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. If you wish to support us, please click the link here: www.cgai.ca/support All donations will receive a 100% CRA charitable donation tax receipt. Thank you in advance for your consideration. // Participants' bios Raymond Blake is an author and Professor of History at the University of Regina. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity" by Raymond Blake Ballots and Brawls by Patrice Dutil - "The Coutts Diaries" by Ron Graham - "Times of Transformation" by Barbara J. Messamore // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: November 24, 2025 Release date: December 01, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Julie Kim, to discuss her new paper, “From Intelligence Gathering to Financial Gain: Countering DPRK Cyber Operations.”. This coming Tuesday, 2nd December, is Giving Tuesday, an important day for registered charities like the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. If you wish to support us, please click the link here: https://www.cgai.ca/support All donations will receive a 100% CRA charitable donation tax receipt. Thank you in advance for your consideration. // Guest bios: Dr. Julie Kim is a Post-Doctoral Fellow leading the Korea Program at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Country Expert on North Korea for the Bertelsmann Transformation Index. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Autocracy Inc" by Anne Applebaum // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 26 November 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Andrew Rae // For the intro segment, Kelly and Joe discuss the MoU between Alberta and the Federal Government, energy and development in Africa, and the risks surrounding American military action in Venezuela. // Guest Bio: - Andrew Rae is a retired maritime pilot with decades of experience with maritime risks and hazards // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Interview recording Date: November 20, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ken Frankel and Eric Miller to discuss the latest paper from the Canadian Council for the Americas paper, "Beyond the Build: A New Canadian Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean". // Participants' bios - Ken Frankel is president of the Canadian Council for the Americas. - Eric Miller is a CGAI Fellow and President and CEO of Rideau Potomac // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Beyond the Build: A New Canadian Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean" by the Canadian Council for the Americas - "There Are Rivers In The Sky" by Elif Shafak - "King of Kings" by Scott Anderson - "Frank" by Barney Frank // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: November 17, 2025 Release date: November 24, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Dr. Paul Mitchell, to discuss professional military education in Canada, looking at the current state of student preparation in the CAF, the hiring of the department with the budgetary expansion and Canada's unique approach to military education. // Guest bios: Dr. Paul Mitchell is the Deputy Chair of the Department of Military Plans and Operations at the Canadian Forces College // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "The Expanse" series by James S. A. Corey - "A Two-Edged Sword" by Nicholas Tracy // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 21 November 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from three segments from the CGAI Energy Security Forum Conference, "Canada's Next Chapter in the Indo-Pacific", featuring Hafiz Zubir of PETRONAS Canada, David Nikolejsin of McCarthy Tetrault, and Mark Maki of the Trans Mountain Corporation. // Guest Bio: - Hafiz Zubir is Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Canada - David Nikolejsin is Strategic Advisor at McCarthy Tetrault and former Govt of British Columbia Deputy Minister - Mark Maki is Chief Executive Officer of Trans Mountain Corporation - Monica Gattinger is a CGAI Fellow and Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa - Rory Johnston is a CGAI Fellow and Founder of Commodity Context // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Interview recording Date: October 28, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with John Meehan to discuss his recently released book, "Chrétien and the World", co-edited with Jack Cunningham. // Participants' bios John Meehan is director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto's Trinity College, an affiliated faculty at the Munk School and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Chrétien and the World" by Jack Cunningham and John Meehan - "Beaver and The Dragon" by Charles Burton - "The Coutts Diaries" by Ron Graham // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: November 17, 2025 Release date: November 17, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with with Philippe Lagassé, to further discuss the new budget and reflecting on the government's direction so far on defence policy and some of the initial parts of the forthcoming Defence Industrial Strategy. // Guest bios: Philippe Lagassé is a CGAI Fellow and an associate professor and Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "A New Blueprint for Government" by Kevin G. Lynch and James R. Mitchell // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 14 November 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from two segments from the CGAI Energy Security Forum Conference, "Canada's Next Chapter in the Indo-Pacific", featuring MP Ellis Ross and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan's Jun Nishizawa. // For the podcast's intro section, Joe and Kelly discuss some of the key line items in the Budget with implications for Canadian energy infrastructure and the Major Projects Office. // Guest Bio: - Ellis Ross is MP for Skeena—Bulkley Valley and former Elected Chief Councilor of Haisla Nation - Jun Nishizawa is Visiting Fellow, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Interview recording Date: October 28, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ann Fitz-Gerald, Ben Rowswell, Guy St. Jacques, Thomas J. Timmins and Don McCutchan to discuss their takeaways from the 2025 Ditchley Conference. // Participants' bios - Ann Fitz-Gerald is a Professor of International Security and the Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Canada - Ben Rowswell is a Principal with Catalyze4. He served as Ambassador to Venezuela and was an early architect of digital diplomacy in Global Affairs Canada - Guy St. Jacques is former Canadian Ambassador to China and Fellow at the China Institute of the University of Alberta - Thomas J. Timmins is the Leader of Gowling WLG's Canadian Energy Practice Don McCutchan is Partner and Policy Advisor with Gowling WLG // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The AI-Driven Leader: Harnessing AI to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions" by Geoff Woods - "Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy" by David Malone - "King of Kings" by Scott Anderson - "Sun Tzu's The Art of War Plus Its Amazing Secrets: The Keys to Strategy" by Sun Tau - "A School for Tomorrow" by Mark Dickinson - "How to Win an Information War" by Peter Pomerantsev // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: November 03, 2025 Release date: November 10, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine to breakdown the new Carney budget and its implications for defence.  // Guest bios: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is Vice President Ottawa Office at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "The Kingdom of Fantasy (Geronimo Stilton and the Kingdom of Fantasy #1)" by Geronimo Stilton // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 7 November 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from a panel focusing on the view from the Indo-Pacific on energy needs in the region and Canada's role from the CGAI Energy Security Forum Conference, "Canada's Next Chapter in the Indo-Pacific". // For the podcast's intro section, Joe and Kelly discuss the Budget's Climate Competitiveness Strategy, oil prices, and Exxon vs. Europe. // Guest Bio: - H.E. Dr. Shazelina Z. Abidin is the High Commissioner of Malaysia - Mr. Hideaki Ishii is Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Canada - Dr. Quynh Tran is Chief Trade Representative of Vietnam to Canada - Ms. Hejin Kim is Minister-Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Canada // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Interview recording Date: October 28, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits Rosann Runte, Valerie La Traverse and Maggie Gorman Velez to discuss the intricacies of science and innovation diplomacy. // Participants' bios - Rosann Runt is Vice President, Corporate Affairs at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - Valerie La Traverse is President of Runte Associates and previously served as President of the Canada Foundation for Innovation - Maggie Gorman Velez is is Vice President, Strategy, Regions and Policy for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Think Again" by Adam Grant - "Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate" by Dani Rodrik - "Collapse" by Jared Diamond - "Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas that Are Changing the World" by Roseann Runte // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: October 31, 2025 Release date: November 03, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Jonathan Miller to discuss Prime Minister Carney's Indo-Pacific Visit. We dive into the geopolitical impacts, bilateral engagements and the framing of this trip for Canada. We're also happy to let listeners know that registration is now open for our annual Defence Procurement conference on the 12th of November, so if you don't have tickets already, you can register online at the CGAI website. // Guest bios: Jonathan Miller is a Principal at Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory Group // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China Sea" Gregory B. Poling // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 31 October 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Lukas Albrecht about Canada's growing role in international energy markets in the context of global uncertainty. You can find Lukas's paper with Trevor Tombe here: https://www.trevortombe.com/publication/internal-trade/ // Guest Bio: - Lukas Albrecht is head of Canadian crude oil trading at Trafigura // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Market Wizards, Updated: Interviews with Top Traders", by Jack D. Schwager: https://www.amazon.ca/Market-Wizards-Updated-Interviews-Traders/dp/1118273052 - "Understanding Tariffs and Trade Barriers", by Avery Elizabeth Hurt: https://www.amazon.ca/Understanding-Tariffs-Trade-Barriers-Elizabeth/dp/1502646110 // Interview recording Date: October 8, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ben Collins to discuss his new book, The Irish Unity Dividend. // Participants' bios Ben Collins is a Belfast-based author and communications consultant and contributer to Policy Magazine. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Irish Unity Dividend" by Ben Collins "'The Irish Unity Dividend': The Pragmatic Case for a United Ireland" by Colin Robertson // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: October 22, 2025 Release date: October 27, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Today we discuss the recently released reports from the Auditor General this week on Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recruiting and housing. We outline the restrictions to the current criteria, the effect this has on both rates of recruitment and status of housing and how this determines the future of the CAF. // Guest bios: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is VP Ottawa Office at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 24 October 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with entrepreneur and African energy advocate Magatte Wade about the realities of energy poverty in Africa and how to rethink Western development policy in light of the recent documentary, "In The Dark: Senegal As A Case Study In Energy Poverty": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaVqqMB5LAo // For the intro segment, Joe and Kelly discuss fertilizer disruption in Trinidad and Tobago, the energy priorities of the new Japanese Prime Minister, and issues with Canadian EV manufacturing. // Guest Bio: -Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker dedicated to unlocking prosperity in Africa // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - " // Interview recording Date: October 15, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Gaston Barban, Daryl Copeland, Evan Potter and Bernie Etzinger to discuss the ins and outs of public diplomacy. // Participants' bios - Gaston Barban worked at Global Affairs Canada for 38 years and was the former High Commissioner to South Africa. - Daryl Copeland and has had a 30 year career at Global Affairs Canada. - Evan Potter is a CGAI Fellow and Associate Professor in the Communications Department at the University of Ottawa. - Bernie Etzinger was the Chief Communications and Outreach Officer at the Ottawa Hospital. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Reputational Security" by Nicholas J. Cull - "Margaret Atwood Inc.: A Force Multiplier in Canadian Literary Diplomacy and Cultural Statecraft" by Evan Potter - "Zbig" by Edward Luce - "Held" by Anne Michaels "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign Policy" by the Senate of Canada // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: October 15, 2025 Release date: October 20, 2025