The CGAI Podcast Network

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly and Joe discuss their estimates for oil prices in May, new oil transportation infrastructure, and Joe's trip to the Christina Lake oil sands facility. // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Interview recording Date: May 6, 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 Robert Kaplan to discuss his new book "Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis". // Participants' bios Robert Kaplan is the bestselling author of twenty-three books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including Waste Land, The Loom of Time, The Tragic Mind, Adriatic, The Revenge of Geography, Asia's Cauldron, The Coming Anarchy, and Balkan Ghosts. He holds the Robert Strausz-Hupé Chair in Geopolitics at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis" by Robert Kaplan - "Kaplan's ‘Waste Land': Between a Bang and a Whimper" by Colin Robertson - "The Greatest Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy" by Leo Tolstoy // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: April 30, 2025 Release date: May 5, 2025

In the second episode of the National Shipbuilding Strategy series on it's 15th anniversary, David Perry sits down with Arianne Reza and Dirk Lesko to discuss the transition from building Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) to River-class Destroyers. // Guest bios: - Arianne Reza is the Deputy Minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada and oversees key government internal services as part of the work Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). Arianne was previously the Associate Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister for Procurement at PSPC, the senior official responsible for federal procurement. - Dirk Lesko is the President of Irving Shipbuilding. He was previously the Vice President of the General Dynamics Corporation and the 15th President of Bath Iron Works (BIW). Dirk also served as Chairman of the General Dynamics Engineering and Technology Council. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - “How to Train a Happy Mind: A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment" by Scott Snibbe - "No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers" by Robert Lighthizer // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 2 May 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Rory Johnston about the current trouble in OPEC+, demand woes for global recession, and what it could mean for Canadian energy. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe discuss the prospect of India-Pakistan war, economic downturn in China, the blackout in Spain, and first takeaways from the Canadian federal election. // Guest Bio: - Rory Johnston is a CGAI Fellow and the Founder of Commodity Context // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare", by Edward Fishman: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/chokepoints-american-power-in-the-age-of-economic-warfare/9780593712979.html // Interview recording Date: April 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 Former Australian High Commissioner to Canada, Scott Ryan. The duo dive into the major topic currently dominating headlines in both countries: the upcoming federal elections (set for April 28th in Canada and May 3rd in Australia). Scott breaks down the state of the Australian election and highlights key differences in electoral procedures between the two nations. Don't forget to cast your vote today at your local polling station! // Participants' bios -Scott Ryan is the Former Australian High Commissioner to Canada. He was previously the President of the Australian Senate, Senator for the State of Victoria and Minister for the Turnbull Government under Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "The End of an Era" by Mark Field // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: April 22, 2025 Release date: April 28, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed Dave Perry sits down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, VP of the Ottawa Office at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, to discuss the Liberal and Conservative party platforms as they relate to defence. They begin by discussing the similarities of the pledge meet 2% of GDP across parties, access to the Eastern Arctic, recruitment in the CAF and the Canadian supply chain. We hope you enjoy the episode and remember to vote on Monday, 28th April. // Guest bios: - Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is the Vice President, Ottawa Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, as well as Triple Helix's Executive Director and Gender Advisor. She is also a PhD Student at Deakin University, where she studies the influence the culture of the Canadian Army had on the killings of Somali civilians during Operation Deliverance. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - “Here is Hell: Canada's Engagement in Somalia" by Grant Dawson. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 25 April 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Eric Miller about Canada-US energy relations in the context of the current Canadian election. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe discuss the LPC and CPC costed platforms on energy. // Guest Bio: - Eric Miller is President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group and a Fellow with CGAI // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Inside Asia", by John Gunther: https://www.minotavrosbooks.com/pages/books/007655/john-gunther/inside-asia - "Selected Non-Fictions" by Jorge Luis Borges: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/331517/selected-non-fictions-by-jorge-luis-borges-edited-by-eliot-weinberger-translated-by-esther-allen-suzanne-jill-levine-and-eliot-weinberger/ // Interview recording Date: April 22, 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 Angela Krauss and John Treleaven to discuss trade promotion and the experience of Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership, otherwise known as STEP. // Participants' bios -Angela Krauss is the Interim CEO and Senior Vice President of STEP. She leads the Marketing and Membership Development division with a focus on building membership and profiling their capabilities along with leading the marketing initiatives of the organization. -John Treleaven is a career foreign services officer and trade commissioner. He formerly served as the Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines and was the former CEO and President of STEP. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "The Premonition: A Pandemic Story" by Michael Lewis. - "The Thursday Murder Club" series by Richard Osman. Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP): www.sasktrade.ca Forum for International Trade Training: www.fitt.ca Rainhouse Manufacturing Canada Ltd. : www.rainhouse.com // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: April 17, 2025 Release date: April 21, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed the Triple Helix team, David Perry, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Dr. Alexander Salt, Geordie Jeakins, Dr. Alexander Wilner, explore how current political dynamics, particularly ongoing elections, the evolving Canada–U.S. partnership, and advances in technology, are influencing the priorities and operations of the CAF and DND. Triple Helix is a network composed of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI), the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, and industry that explores how a range of emerging technologies intersect with defence. // Guest bios: - Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is the Vice President, Ottawa Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, as well as Triple Helix's Executive Director and Gender Advisor. She is also a PhD Student at Deakin University, where she studies the influence the culture of the Canadian Army had on the killings of Somali civilians during Operation Deliverance. - Dr. Alexander Salt has a PhD from the University of Calgary's Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies and an MA in Political Studies from the University of Manitoba. His dissertation explores to what extent has the battlefield experience of the U.S. military influenced post-war organizational innovation. - Dr. Alex Wilner is an Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) and the Director of the Infrastructure Protection and International Security (IPIS) graduate program, at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. - Geordie Jenkins is an Associate at Oliver Wyman, the leading global aerospace and defence advisory firm. In this role, Geordie advises clients in government-driven sectors in Canada, the United States, and NATO allies on a variety of issues. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - “Neuromancer” by William Gibson. - “The Propagation Handbook: A guide to propagating houseplants” by Hilton Carter. - “Foundation” by Isaac Asimov. - “The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces” by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 18 April 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Dennis McConaghy about how the Federal election is engaging with climate, infrastructure, and energy issues. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about European natural gas, the potential for an Iranian nuclear deal, and China's commodity imports. // Guest Bio: - Dennis McConaghy is a former pipeline executive and a Fellow at CGAI // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House", by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fight-jonathan-allenamie-parnes?variant=43464319860770 // Interview recording Date: April 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 Bernie Etzinger and Eric Miller to discuss the realities of tariffs on our most Canadian traded commodities: cars and car parts, steel and aluminum, oil, gas and potash, as well as Trump's further promises of tariffs on items like pharmaceuticals and lumber. // Participants' bios -Bernard Etzinger is a former Canadian diplomat with assignments in New York, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC, where he served as head of the press office spokesperson to Ambassadors Kergin, McKenna and Wilson. Upon his return to Canada, he was the senior executive leading communications in two federal government departments, before taking on a role as the Chief Communications Officer for The Ottawa Hospital, one of Canada's largest hospitals. -Eric Miller is a CGAI Fellow, his research focusing on United States politics/foreign policy, supply chains, the development of advanced technologies, East Asian trade, North American relations, natural resource markets, and the evolution of global interdependence.He is a regular media commentator and President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver. - "Trust: Twenty Ways To Build A Better Country" by David Johnston. - "The Loom of Time" by Robert Kaplan. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: April 11, 2025 Release date: April 14, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, David Perry sit down with the Founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data, David Coletto. The pair discuss key features of the Canadian elections campaign, the impact of the international issues and Donald Trump on the campaign, and a recent Abacus survey focused on international issues. // Guest bios: David Coletto is the Founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data. He is one of Canada's best known and most respected public opinion analysts, pollsters, and social researchers. He's a member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Riverkeeper and on the policy committee of Imagine Canada. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community" by Robert Putnam. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 11 April 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Charles St-Arnaud about what the failure of other sectors to make up for declining energy investment after 2014 tells us about the deep issues present in the Canadian economy. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about the "Liberation Day" tariffs impact on oil prices and the potential for FID on LNG Canada Phase 2. // Guest Bio: - Charles St-Arnaud is Chief Economist at Alberta Central // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Why Nations Fail: The Origins Of Power, Prosperity, And Poverty", by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/why-nations-fail-the-origins-of-power-prosperity-and-poverty/9780307719225.html // Interview recording Date: April 7, 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 interviews Perrin Beatty, PC, OC and Fen Osler Hampson to dive into their latest paper, Broken Trust: Managing an Unreliable Ally. They discuss concrete measures highlighted in the report to mitigate Canada's risk of depending on the U.S. from a defence, trade and economic perspective. // Participants' bios - Perrin Beatty, PC, OC is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada and former President and CEO to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is currently a director and business advisor. - Fen Osler Hampson is the is currently Chancellor's Professor and Professor of International Affairs in the School. He former Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, served as Director of the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) and is the President of the World Refugee & Migration Council. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "A Woman of No Importance" by Sonia Purnell. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: April 4, 2025 Release date: April 7, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, David Perry sit down with Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the Bloc Québécois and representative of the Saint-Jean electoral district, Christine Normandin MP. They discuss the Bloc Québécois' perspective on Canadian defence and Quebec's role within it, as well as articulating her party's vision for the future of Canadian defence in a world of declining nature of our U.S. relationship. // Guest bios: Christine Normadin MP is the Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the Bloc Québécois and represent the the Saint-Jean electoral district in the House of Commons. She was first elected in 2019 before being re-elected in 2021. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps" by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 4 April 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Lance Mortlock about the growing risks for businesses in Canada and what it could mean for Canada's place in the world. You can find Lance's book "Outside In, Inside Out" here: https://www.lancemortlock.com/outside-in-inside-out You can find Lance's recent article for Chief Executive Magazine here: https://chiefexecutive.net/cross-border-battleground-the-future-of-canada-u-s-trade-in-a-tariff-fueled-era/ // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about U.S. shipbuilding and the political obstacles to a return of Russian gas to Europe. // Guest Bio: - Dr. Lance Mortlock is the Managing Partner, Energy & Resources Canada at Ernst & Young // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power", by Sergey Radchenko: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/to-run-the-world-the-kremlins-cold-war-bid-for-global-power/9781108477352.html // Interview recording Date: March 7, 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, Andrew Rasiulis and Chris Shapardanov sit down with Colin Robertson to discuss their first-hand experience of the Canadian Armed Forces engaged in the Op Unifier in Poland and the Op Reassurance in Latvia. This podcast was made possible through the NATO Diplomacy Grant to CGAI. // Participants' bios - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and then in the Department of National Defence. His work focused on Eastern Europe and he continues to both write and provide expert commentary on the situation in Ukraine and the work of NATO. - Chris Shapardoanov is a Senior Associate with David Pratt & Associates. Formerly a member of the NATO International Staff and Canadian diplomat, he served as our Ambassador to Finland and oversaw global security partnerships. Chris is now involved with the Information Integrity Lab at the University of Ottawa which works on foreign information manipulation and interference. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America" by Timothy Snyder. - "The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914" by Margaret MacMillan. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 28, 2025 Release date: March 31, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, Dr. David Perry sits down with Gordon Venner, Philippe Lagassé, Major General (Ret'd) Colin Keiver, Peter Jones and Troy Crosby to talk about the future of Canada-U.S. Defence Relations. This conversation is being supported by the Department of National Defence Minds Targeted Engagement Grant. // Guest bios: - Gordon Venner is the Vice Co-Chair of the Board of the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA). He is the former Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of National Defence. - Philippe Lagassé is a CGAI Fellow and Associate Professor and Barton Chair, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. - Major General (Ret'd) Colin Keiver is the former Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. - Peter Jones is a Professor at the University of Ottawa in Canadian Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. - Troy Crosby is a CGAI Fellow. He is the former Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) and Canada's National Armaments Director (2019-2024). // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "The Price of Power" by Seymour M. Hersh. - "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. - "NGOs Mediating Peace" by Julia Palmiano Federer. - "Audit Culture" by Cris Shore and Susan Wright. - "Revenge of the Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 28 March 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Shannon Joseph about the takeaways for Canadian LNG demand from her trip to Asia and energy priorities in the Canadian Federal election. You can find Shannon's recent article for the National Post here: https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-asia-needs-more-energy-lets-sell-it-to-them // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about energy in the Canadian Federal election and challenges for rebuilding trusted trade relations with China. // Guest Bio: - Shannon Joseph is Chair of Energy for a Secure Future and a Fellow at CGAI: https://www.cgai.ca/shannon_joseph // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations", by Robert Bryce: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/a-question-of-power-electricity-and-the-wealth-of-nations/9781610397490.html - "The Sun Also Rises: The Authorized Edition", by Ernest Hemingway: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-sun-also-rises-the-authorized-edition/9780743297332.html // Interview recording Date: March 21, 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.

The media's focus on military and warfare consumes a vast amount of attention, neglecting other major threats. Today, Colin Robertson sits down Joe Ingram, Dr. Ted Manning, Geoff Strong and Andrew Welch to discuss global warming, harming biodiversity, health impacts, and refusal to acknowledge the need for social change. // Participants' bios - Joe Ingram is the Chairman of GreenTech labs, served with the International Development Agency, former President/CEO of the North-South Institute, was the Deputy Director at the World Bank Institute, including as its Special Representative to the UN and WTO. - Dr. Ted Manning is the President of Tourisk Inc., a consultant to the UN World Tourism Organization, advisor to the World Wildlife Fund and lectures in tourism and environmental topics internationally. - Geoff Strong is an atmospheric climate scientist, sits of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, a fellow and former national President of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society. He was nominated in 2023 for the prestigious Patterson Medal from Environment Canada. - Andrew Welch is the author of The Value Crisis and sits of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome. He is an Emergency Response Team Site Manager (volunteer) with the Canadian Red Cross, and was a founding member of their National Disaster Management Evaluation Team. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "Canadian Industry and Security on an Age of Existential Threat", by Joe Ingram. - The Value Crisis, by Andrew Welch. - Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change, by Vinod Thomas. - The Age of American Unreason in a Culture of Lies, by Susan Jacoby. - Sustainable Tourism in the Americas, by Ted Manning. - Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson. - Anaximander: And the Birth of Science, by Carlo Rovelli. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: February 18, 2025 Release date: March 24, 2025

2025 marks 15 years of Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy. In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, CGAI's CEO, Dave Perry, sits down with Arianne Reza and John McCarthy to discuss its progress and barriers it has overcome. // Guest bios: - Arianne Reza is the Deputy Minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada and oversees key government internal services as part of the work Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). Arianne was previously the Associate Deputy Minister and Assistant Deputy Minister for Procurement at PSPC, the senior official responsible for federal procurement. - John McCarthy is the CEO of Seaspan and oversees all new build construction for the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard. John was previously the Chief Program Officer of Seaspan Shipyards for the past four years and oversaw all new construction programs as part of Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Epic Hikes of the World" by Lonely Planet. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 21 March 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Thierry Bros about the future of natural gas supply in Europe and whether Russian natural gas could return. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about the possibility of an energy infrastructure ceasefire in Ukraine and the new U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. // Guest Bio: - Dr. Thierry Bros is a natural gas researcher, Professor at Sciences Po Paris and a contributor to Natural Gas World // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "Le gaz et la guerre en Ukraine: Où va le marché international ?", by Sadek Boussena and Catherine Locatelli: https://www.amazon.ca/gaz-guerre-Ukraine-march%C3%A9-international-ebook/dp/B0CWCK7222 // Interview recording Date: March 4, 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.

The ongoing war in Sudan has displaced over 14 million people. Today, Colin Robertson sits down with Nisrin Elamin and Nicholas Coghlan about Canada's response to the crisis and it's large-scale implications to the African community. // Participants' bios -Nisrin Elamin is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the African Studies program at the University of Toronto. -Nicholas Coghlan served as Canada's First Resident in Khartoum, Sudan and the First Resident Canadian Ambassador in Juba, South Sudan. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - Under Wide and Starry Skies: 50 Sailing Destinations in Seas Less Travelled, by Nicholas Coghlan. - "In Sudan, the People's Revolution Versus the Elite's Counterrevolution", by Sara Abbas, Nisrim Elamin, Rabab Elnaiem and Abdelraouf Omer. - Middle East Report: The Struggle for Sudan, by Deen Sharp, Nisrin Elamin, Najib Hourani and Paul Silverstein. Support Sudan here: https://www.sudansolidarity.com // Recording Date: March 14, 2025 Release date: March 17, 2025

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to LCol Marc Kieley about Canada's contribution and training in lethal aid to the Ukraine as it continues to face invasion from Russia. // Guest bios: LCol Marc Kieley is the Commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School and former Head of Operational Planning for the Canadian Army. Between the end of 2020 and into 2021, with increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, LCol Kieley was placed as the Desk Officer for Canada's response to Russian threats. From 2021-2022, Kieley became the Lead Desk Officer within the Director of Strategic Planning for Canada's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: "Lethal Aid Delivery to Ukraine and Beyond" by LCol Marc Kieley. // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle interview Tom Kloza about U.S. refineries and why Canadian oil is needed in the United States. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe talk about Doug Ford's surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. and what it means for North-South electricity trade. // Guest Bio: - Tom Kloza is Global Head of Energy Analysis at OPIS // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "The Bee Sting: A Novel", by Paul Murray: https://www.amazon.ca/Bee-Sting-Novel-Paul-Murray/dp/0374600309 - "The Nix", by Nathan Hill: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/530893/the-nix-by-nathan-hill/9781101970348 - "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't", by Nate Silver: https://www.amazon.ca/Signal-Noise-Many-Predictions-Fail-but/dp/0143125087 // Interview recording Date: March 6, 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 The Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson sits down with Martha Hall Findlay, Philippe Lagassé, Bill Robson and Ian Brodie, to discuss the long-term effects and implications of the Trump-imposed tariffs on Canada. // Participants' bios - Martha Hall Findlay is the Director of the School of Public Policy and Palmer Chair in Public Policy, University of Calgary, CEO of the Canada West Foundation, Chief Sustainability Officer for Suncor and a Member of Parliament. - Philippe Lagasse is an Associate Professor and Barton Chair, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. He was recently awarded the Canadian Forces Medallion for distinguished service for his exemplary contribution to Canadian defence policy. - Bill Robson is President and CEO of the C.D Howe Institute. - Ian Brodie is a Program Director at CGAI and a Professor at the University of Calgary, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Harper and the InterAmerican Development Bank. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Time to Prepare" by Philippe Lagassé, https://www.readtheline.ca/p/philippe-lagasse-time-to-prepare - The Thursday Question by Ian Brodie, https://thethursdayquestion.substack.com/about // Recording Date: March 5, 2025 Release date: March 10, 2025

On this Triple Helix edition of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to MGen Zimmer about the work of the Digital Service Group in preparing the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces for a successful adoption of AI. Triple Helix is a MINDS Collaborative Network. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest bio: Major-General Chris Zimmer is Chief Digital Transformation/Defence Chief Data Officer for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces – https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2024/05/dm-cds-announcement-digital-services-group-dgs.html Host bio: Dr. David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry Recorded on October 29, 2024 Music by Drew Phillips Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle interview Ira Joseph about the current market dynamics for LNG and what it could mean for Canadian projects. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe unpack the Trump tariffs and how Canada could consider a long-term energy response. // Guest Bio: - Ira Joseph is a Global Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "John Lewis: A Life", by David Greenberg: https://www.amazon.ca/John-Lewis-Life-David-Greenberg/dp/1982142995 // Interview recording Date: February 25, 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Jeremy Kinsman and John Negroponte about the disastrous meeting between Zelensky, Trump, and Vance, and implications for the war in Ukraine. // Participants' bios - Jeremy Kinsman is a former Canadian diplomat who served as our Political Director and as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and as our Ambassador to Russia, the European Union and Italy amongst other assignments - John Negroponte is Vice Chairman at McLarty Associates. He served for more than five decades as a U.S. diplomat, including as ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Nations, and Iraq. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq" by Steve Coll: https://www.amazon.ca/Achilles-Trap-C-I-Americas-Invasion/dp/0525562265 - "Demon Copperhead: A Novel", by Barbara Kingsolver: https://www.amazon.ca/Demon-Copperhead-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0063251922 - "The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World", by Hal Brands: https://www.amazon.ca/Eurasian-Century-Making-Modern-World/dp/132403694X // Recording Date: February 28, 2025

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to LGen (ret'd) D. Michael Day and Andrew Rasiulis about the war in Ukraine on the third year anniversary of the Russian full scale invasion, and the recent developments regarding the US's support of Ukraine. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. LGen (ret'd) D. Michael Day is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/d_michael_day Andrew Rasiulis is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/andrew_rasiulis David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry Music credits: Drew Phillips Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle interview Ben Cahill about the disruptive force of Trump on energy in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe look into the ability of U.S. refineries to shift away from Canadian oil and the Trump deal on Ukrainian minerals. // Guest Bio: - Ben Cahill is the director for Energy Markets and Policy at the Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis at the University of Texas Austin // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - The works of Jane Austen: https://www.janeausten.org/jane-austen-books.php // Interview recording Date: February 25, 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Julian Lindley-French and Lord David Richards about their recent book, "The Retreat from Strategy: Britain's Dangerous Confusion of Interests with Values" and considerations for the Atlantic Charter. // Participants' bios - Julian Lindley-French is a CGAI Fellow and Chair of the Alphen Group and director of the Wilton Park the Future of War conferences. - David Richards is a member of the House of Lords and served as a professional soldier becoming General and Chief of the United Kingdom's Defence Staff. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Churchill: Walking with Destiny", by Andrew Roberts: https://www.amazon.ca/Churchill-Andrew-Roberts-author/dp/1101980990 - "Roman Conquests: Britain", by Simon Elliott: https://www.amazon.ca/Roman-Conquests-Britain-Simon-Elliott/dp/1526765683 // Recording Date: February 14, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Charlotte Duval-Lantoine about CAF recruitment and its modernization. Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is VP Ottawa Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Music Credit: Drew Phillips Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Jacquie Hoornweg continue the West Meets East series with a conversation on Canada's opportunities for global nuclear expansion and the Trump Administration's approach to nuclear. // For the intro section, Kelly and Joe Calnan discuss events in global energy security, including the prospect of direct EU support for LNG and US support for critical minerals in Africa. // Guest: - Jacquie Hoornweg is a CGAI Fellow and President of Joule Communications // // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "Winter: The Tragic Story of a Berlin Family, 1899–1945", by Len Deighton: https://www.amazon.ca/Winter-Tragic-Berlin-Family-1899-1945/dp/0008124884 - "Precipice", by Robert Harris: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/669646/precipice-by-robert-harris/9780735282148 // Interview recording Date: February 17, 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Solange Marquez and Andres Rozental about the Mexican reaction to the return of President Donald Trump and the continuing threat of tariffs. // Participants' bios - CGAI Fellow Solange Marquez is a professor at the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).  A former VP of the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi) she is its representative in Canada. - Andres Rozental served as Mexico's ambassador to Sweden and the United Kingdom and as deputy foreign minister. He is the Founding President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations. He holds the lifetime rank of eminent ambassador of Mexico. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy", by Paul Preston: https://www.amazon.ca/Juan-Carlos-Steering-Dictatorship-Democracy-ebook/dp/B009UL1WO8 - "Ir a La Habana", by Leonardo Padura: https://www.amazon.ca/Habana-Cr%C3%B3nica-viajes-Havana-Chronicle/dp/6073918933 - "Prime Target": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31186958/ - "White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America", by Joan C. Williams: https://www.amazon.ca/White-Working-Class-Overcoming-Cluelessness/dp/1633693783 - "Atlas of AI", by Kate Crawford: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264630/atlas-of-ai/ // Recording Date: February 9, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to William Woityra about Arctic security. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest: William Woityra is the 2025 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, and a US Coast Guard Captain. https://www.cgai.ca/william_woityra Host: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is CGAI's VP, Ottawa Operations. Recorded 14 Feb 2025 Music Credits: Drew Phillips Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Chris Henderson about the role of the Canadian Coast Guard and what can be done to enhance its efficacy. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest Bio: Chris Henderson is former Commissioner of the Coast Guard. Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Read Chris' paper: https://www.cgai.ca/a_constabulary_role_for_the_canadian_coast_guard Recorded: 7 Feb 2025 Music credit: Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Brad Setser about the American global trade deficit, why it matters, and why it makes no sense to blame Canada for it. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe look into Nigerian oil refining and growing energy nationalism in Scandinavia. // Guest Bio: - Brad W. Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "Salt: A World History", by Mark Kurlansky: https://www.amazon.ca/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0142001619 // Interview recording Date: February 4, 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Louise Blais, Fen Hampson and Tim Sargent about Canada-US relations as we face a trade war of tariffs and counter-tariffs. // Participants' bios - Louise Blais is a career diplomat who served as our Consul General to Atlanta and as Ambassador to the United Nations - Fen Hampson is a prolific author and editor of 48 books, and is Chancellor's Professor of International Relations at Carlton University - Tim Sargent is Senior Fellow and Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald Laurier Institue. He previously held Deputy Minister and Associate Deputy Minister positions at Fisheries and Oceans, International Trade, Finance, and Agriculture and AgriFood, as well as senior positions at the Privy Council Office // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World", by Richard Cockett: https://www.amazon.ca/Vienna-Ideas-Created-Modern-World/dp/0300266537 - "The Myth of the Strong Leader: Political Leadership in the Modern Age", by Archie Brown: https://www.amazon.ca/Myth-Strong-Leader-Political-Leadership/dp/0465027660 - "John Anderson: Conversations": https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/john-anderson-conversations/id1370741457 // Recording Date: February 3, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to Robyn Hynes about the latest issues in personnel policy. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding Guest bio: Robyn Hynes is the interim DND/CAF Ombudsperson – https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/information-about-office/ombudsman.html Host bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is the Vice President, Ottawa Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute –https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Lantoine What Robyn is reading: The Pivot Year by Brianna Wiest – https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-pivot-year/9781949759624.html Resources: Military Benefits Browser: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/education-information/caf-members/compensation-benefits/mbb.html DND/CAF Ombudsperson Reports: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics.html 2025 Report on Language and Cultural Advisors: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/standing-together-lcas.html Recorded January 28, 2025. Music by Drew Philipps. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Trevor Tombe about his recent article for The Hub, "Premier Smith is right that restricting oil exports is a bad idea. Here's a better option": https://thehub.ca/2025/01/22/trevor-tombe-premier-smith-is-right-that-restricting-oil-exports-is-a-bad-idea-heres-a-better-option/ // For the intro, Kelly and Joe unpack some articles from leading pro-tariff thinkers influencing the Trump Administration. - Miran: https://www.hudsonbaycapital.com/documents/FG/hudsonbay/research/638199_A_Users_Guide_to_Restructuring_the_Global_Trading_System.pdf - Bessent: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/scott-bessent-talk-tariffs-its-time-revitalize-alexander-hamiltons-favorite-tool - Pettis: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-tariffs-can-help-america // Guest Bio: - Trevor Tombe is a Professor at the University of Calgary's Department of Economics and the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at The School of Public Policy // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada", by Stephen Bown: https://www.amazon.ca/Dominion-Railway-Canada-Stephen-Bown/dp/0385698720 // Interview recording Date: January 27, 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Hon. Perrin Beatty, Meredith Lilly, and Hon. Gary Mar about Canada-US relations in the wake of the Inauguration and the triumphalist return to presidential power of Donald Trump. // Participants' bios - Perrin Beatty is co-chair of the Carlton and CGAI sponsored Canada-US export group on Canada-Us relations. Most recently, he serves as the President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Meredith Lilly is Professor and Simon Reisman Chair at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. She previously served as International Trade Advisor to Prime Minister Harper - Gary Mar is President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation. A member of the Alberta legislature he held various cabinet portfolios. He later served as Alberta's Representative in Washington and then in Hong Kong and then returned to the private sector // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania", by Erik Larson: https://www.amazon.ca/Dead-Wake-Last-Crossing-Lusitania/dp/0307408876 - "A Gentleman in Moscow": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8230448/ - "Curse of Politics: The Herle Burly Political Panel": https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/curse-of-politics-the-herle-burly-political-panel/id1579125546 // Recording Date: January 24, 2025.

On this Triple Helix edition of the podcast, David Perry talks to James Appathurai about NATO's innovation efforts and the work done on emerging and disruptive technologies. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding Guest: - James Appathurai is NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General Innovation, Hybrid, Cyber. Host: - David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Recorded on January, 24, 2025 Music by Drew Phillips. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Greg Brew about the Trump Administration's possible stance toward Iran and the wider Middle East. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe unpack the implications of the Trump administration for the Inflation Reduction Act and Canada's EV factories. // Guest Bio: - Greg Brew is a CGAI Fellow, an analyst with Eurasia Group's Energy, Climate & Resources team focusing on the geopolitics of oil and gas, and Eurasia Group's country analyst for Iran. // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform" - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300267082/the-great-transformation/ // Interview recording Date: January 15, 2024 // 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.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson moderates a panel of prominent experts on their first takeaways from the Inauguration and considerations for how Canada should respond to the coming storm. Participants' bios - Martha Hall Findlay is the Director and Palmer Chair, of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. - Glenn Williamson is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Arizona Business Council - Bernard Etzinger is a former Canadian diplomat with assignments in New York, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC - John Parisella is a Senior Advisor, Business Outreach at NATIONAL Public Relations and a former delegate general in New York City and Washington D.C. for the Government of Quebec Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read & Watch: - "Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World" - https://www.amazon.ca/Permacrisis-Plan-Fix-Fractured-World/dp/1398525618 - "The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization" - https://www.amazon.ca/End-World-Just-Beginning-Globalization/dp/006323047X - "Autocracy, Inc." - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302/autocracy-inc-by-anne-applebaum/ - "Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't" https://www.amazon.ca/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996 - "Pod Save America" - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-america/id1192761536 - "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty", https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity/dp/0307719227 - "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present" https://www.amazon.ca/Age-Revolutions-Progress-Backlash-Present/dp/0393239233 - "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s", https://www.amazon.ca/Unfinished-Love-Story-Personal-History/dp/1982108665 - "The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis" - https://www.amazon.ca/Situation-Room-Inside-Presidents-Crisis/dp/1538740761 - "Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants by Dr. Joanne Liu" - https://www.mcgill.ca/global-public-health/channels/event/book-launch-ebola-bombs-and-migrants-dr-joanne-liu-361139 - "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin", https://www.amazon.ca/Garden-Beasts-Terror-American-Hitlers-ebook/dp/B004HFRJM6 - "Confronting Illiberalism: A Canadian Perspective" https://utorontopress.com/9781487561161/confronting-illiberalism/?srsltid=AfmBOop5wA_jcssCn6KE2O7qo1-kUp4aSX_9FvDwqcNwnsk554B1Wnz7 Recording Date: January 20, 2025.

In this week's episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry interviews Dr. Julie Kim to discuss North Korean cyber programs. Julie dives into the vast impact of North Korean cyber programs on a global scale, emphasising their scope, response policies from affected countries and Canada's position in it all. Then, you'll hear Lieutenant-General Steve Kelsey, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, address our audience at our 2024 Procurement Conference. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence's MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest: Dr. Julie Kim is a Post-Doctoral Fellow leading the Korea Program at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. LGen Steve Kelsey is the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. Hosts: David Perry is the President and CEO Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Music Credit: Drew Phillips Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Kent Fellows about the looming prospect of US tariffs on Canadian energy, the options for a Canadian response, and a novel idea for a way to engage with this threat. // Guest Bio: - Kent Fellows is am Assistant Professor of Economics and the Director of Graduate Programs for the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "Landman" on Paramount Plus: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14186672/ // Interview recording Date: January 16, 2024 // 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 the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Monica Gattinger about the energy and environmental policies crafted by the nine years of the Trudeau government, and what we can expect to last into the future. You can find Monica's dissertation here: https://repository.library.carleton.ca/concern/etds/41687h88c // For the intro, Kelly and Joe give an update on Trump's potential tariffs on energy and the Biden Administration's closing shots at Russian energy. // Guest Bio: - Monica Gattinger is the Founder and Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa, and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "Station Eleven: A Novel", by Emily St. John Mandel: https://www.amazon.ca/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0804172447 // Interview recording Date: January 9, 2024 // 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 today's episode of Defence Deconstructed, Jeff Tasseron discusses the imperative and the pathway for the creation of a Canadian defence industrial strategy with Wendy Hadwen, William Henagan, Trevor Neiman, and Craig Stone. This episode is a recording from our Procurement conference, which took place on November 25, 2024 in Ottawa. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence's MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guests: Wendy Hadwen is the ADM Defence Industry Policy at the Department of National Defence Dr. Craig Stone is a CGAI Fellow and a Professor Emerita at the Canadian Forces College Trevor Neiman is Vice President Policy and Legal Counsel for the Business Council of Canada William C. Henagan is the Director for International Economics at the US National Security Council. Jeff Tasseron is Director of Business Development & Strategy at CAE D&S Canada and a CGAI Fellow. Host David Perry is the CEO and President of CGAI. Music: Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Adam Chapnick about the lessons from his recent book, coauthored with Asa McKercher, Canada First, Not Canada Alone: A History of Canadian Foreign Policy. You can find his book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/canada-first-not-canada-alone-9780197653715?cc=ca&lang=en& // CGAI is grateful for all donations from our supporters. Please use this Stripe link to donate: buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // Participants' bios - Adam Chapnick is Professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College and the Royal Military College of Canada. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity", by Raymond B. Blake: https://www.ubcpress.ca/canadas-prime-ministers-and-the-shaping-of-a-national-identity - "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis", by J.D. Vance: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hillbilly-elegy-j-d-vance?variant=40999190167586 // Recording Date: December 17, 2024.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Rory Johnston about the recent announcement from the Government of Alberta and Enbridge in the context of a deteriorating relationship between Canada and the United States under the incoming Trump administration. You can find Joe and Rory's paper here: https://www.cgai.ca/the_co_evolution_of_the_canada_us_oil_industry_and_possible_implications_of_donald_trumps_reelection // For the intro, Kelly and Joe discuss the current status of Trump's trade threats and movements in North American utilities. // Guest Bio: - Rory Johnston is the founder of Commodity Context and a Fellow with CGAI // 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 // Reading recommendations: - "The Trading Game: A Confession", by Gary Stevenson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/727417/the-trading-game-by-gary-stevenson/9780593828328 - "On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything", by Nate Silver: https://www.amazon.ca/Edge-Art-Risking-Everything/dp/1594204128 // Interview recording Date: January 8, 2024 // 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.