Podcasts about Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Brenda Shaffer about her recent report for the Macdonald Laurier Institute and Prosperity, Not Poverty, "(Dis)empowering Africa: How the West's energy policies fuel poverty in the continent". // Guest Bio: - Brenda Shaffer is an energy expert at the U.S. Naval Post-graduate School // 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: - "Game Changer: Our Fifty-Year Mission to Secure America's Energy Independence", by Harold Hamm: https://www.amazon.ca/Game-Changer-Fifty-Year-Americas-Independence/dp/1637631855 // Interview recording Date: October 10, 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 Lauren Dobson-Hughes, Rosemary McCarney and Nicolas Moyer to discuss foreign aid and development assistance. // Participants' bios -Lauren Dobson-Hughes is Principal at LDH Consulting. - Rosemary McCarney is the Chair of the Board of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. - Nicolas Moyer is the CEO of CUSO International // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Chrétien and the World: Canadian Foreign Policy from 1993 to 2003" by Jack Cunningham and John Meehan // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: September 29, 2025 Release date: October 14, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with David Detomasi about the unique historical role of oil in geopolitics, Canada's role as a player in this system, and his book "Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil": https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487520106 // Guest Bio: - David Detomasi is a Professor & Distinguished Teaching Fellow of International Business at Queen's University // 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: - "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare", by Edward Fishman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726149/chokepoints-by-edward-fishman/ "The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism", by Jin Keyu: https://www.amazon.ca/New-China-Playbook-Socialism-Capitalism/dp/1800753861 // Interview recording Date: October 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, we make available the webinar CGAI held last week, Trump, Trade and Foreign Affairs. Featuring keynote speaker Bruce Stokes, and panelists Martha Hall Findlay, Louise Blais and Perrin Beatty PC OC, we discuss the ever-evolving relationship between the United States, Canada and the world. For Bruce's keynote, please see PowerPoint slides on our website! // Participants' bios - Bruce Stokes is Visiting Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States - Martha Hall Findlay is the Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary - Perrin Beatty PC OC is the former President & CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Louise Blais is former Ambassador to the United Nations and Consul to Atlanta // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The West Wing" TV Series - "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson - "The Fur Trade in Canada" by Harold Innis - "Charter and Supplemental Charter of The Hudson's Bay Company" by Hudson's Bay Company // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: October 01, 2025 Release date: October 06, 2025

Greg Brady spoke to Charlotte Duval-Lantoine vice-president of Ottawa operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute about does Canada need a more aggressive approach to military recruitment like in the US? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Calnan is an energy security analyst and energy security forum manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Charlotte Duval-Lantoine vice-president of Ottawa operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute about does Canada need a more aggressive approach to military recruitment like in the US? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Rory Johnston about the global oil market oversupply and what China is doing to take advantage of it. // Guest Bio: - Rory Johnston is Founder of Commodity Context and a CGAI Fellow // 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: - "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power", by Daniel Yergin: https://www.amazon.ca/Prize-Epic-Quest-Money-Power/dp/1439110123 // Interview recording Date: September 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.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Charles Parton on Chinese leadership, threat assessments and the relationships China has with North America. // Participants' bios Charles Parton is James Cook Associate Fellow in Indo-Pacific Geopolitics at the Council on Geostrategy and a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The China Business Conundrum: Ensure That "Win-Win" Doesn't Mean Western Companies Lose Twice" by Ken Wilcox // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: September 24, 2025 Release date: September 29, 2025

Sept. 26, 2025: Guest host Robin Gill in for Jas Johal The latest on Canada Post's sudden workers strike (0:00) Guest: Jennifer Savage, CUPW's National Director for the Pacific Region (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) Are small businesses left in limbo amidst the current postal strike? (9:14) Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Will the U.S. reconsider pre-clearance checks in Canadian airports? (22:52) Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exchange podcast Trump slams more tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, and heavy trucks (32:27) Guest: Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University's Department of Economics Why can't Canada Post and its workers find a middle ground? (41:06) Guest: Rafael Gomez, Professor and Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with RJ Johnston about his recent article for The Hub, "Russia and China's gas mega-deal shouldn't stop Canada". You can find the article here: https://thehub.ca/2025/09/12/robert-j-johnston-russia-and-chinas-gas-mega-deal-shouldnt-stop-canada/ // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe do a rapid fire review of stories, covering the Northern Gateway 2.0, AI energy usage, and clean energy investment shortfalls. // Guest Bio: - RJ Johnston is Director, Energy and Natural Resources at The School of Public Policy at University of Calgary. // 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: - "A User's Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System", by Stephen Miran: https://www.hudsonbaycapital.com/documents/FG/hudsonbay/research/638199_A_Users_Guide_to_Restructuring_the_Global_Trading_System.pdf // Interview recording Date: September 23, 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.

Andrew Rasiulis is a defence and Eastern European affairs expert with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roger Hilton, former Montrealer working as a non-resident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Vienna Image: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Carlo Dade and Graeme Clark to discuss the status of the Canada-Mexico trade relationship, following Prime Minister Carney's trip to Mexico. // Participants' bios - Carlo Dade is the Director of International Policy at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy. - Graeme Clark is the former Canadian Ambassador to Mexico, as well as Peru and Bolivia. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Prince: The Rise and Fall of Justin Trudeau" by Stephen Maher - "Abundance" by Ezra Klein // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: September 22, 2025 Release date: September 22, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly and Joe discuss the challenge of forecasting global energy demand with consideration of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook data series and the potential for a global LNG glut. // 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: September 16, 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 Richard Javad Heydarian to discuss the Philippines and it's increasingly tense maritime neighbourhood. // Participants' bios Richard Javad Heydarian is an Indo-Pacific scholar at the Asia-Pacific Foundation. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Wretched Of The Earth" by Frantz Fanon // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: September 12, 2025 Release date: September 15, 2025

The military is off its target to have women represent 25% of the armed forces by 2026. We speak to a new recruit who joined the Air Force earlier this year about her experiences as well as Charlotte Duval Lantoine from the Canadian Global Affairs Institute about why women might be cautious about joining up.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle discuss the Major Projects Office and the possible direction of Canadian energy strategy with Monica Gattinger. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss the potential of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline and implications for LNG. // Guest Bio: - Monica Gattinger is a CGAI Fellow and Chair of Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa // 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: - "Faith and Fear : The Free Trade Story", by G. Bruce Doern and Brian W. Tomlin: https://www.amazon.ca/Faith-Fear-Free-Trade-Story/dp/0773725342 // Interview recording Date: September 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.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Philip Coggan to discuss his new book, "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World". // Participants' bios Philip Coggan is an economist and columnist for The Financial Times. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World" by Philip Coggan - "Donald Trump, World-Order Wrecking Ball: ‘The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump'" by Colin Robertson - "Abundance" by Ezra Klein // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: September 03, 2025 Release date: September 08, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Dr. Tammy Nemeth and Ron Wallace about their recent paper for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, "Carbon Borders: A Costly Misdirection Affecting Canadian Trade and Defence Interests". // Guest Bio: - Dr. Tammy Nemeth is a UK-based energy and ESG analyst - Ron Wallace is a CGAI Fellow and former Member of the National Energy Board // 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: - "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate", by the Department of Energy: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf - "NGFS Notes relating to transition plans on climate target setting and climate scenario analysis", by NGFS: https://www.ngfs.net/en/publications-and-statistics/publications/ngfs-notes-relating-transition-plans-climate-target-setting-and-climate-scenario-analysis%3F - "A framework for the voluntary disclosure of climate-related financial risks", by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Bank of International Settlements: https://www.bis.org/bcbs/publ/d597.pdf - "Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel", by Lee Child: https://www.amazon.ca/Past-Tense-Jack-Reacher-Novel/dp/0399593519 - "Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada From the Vikings to the Present", by Conrad Black: https://www.amazon.ca/Rise-Greatness-History-Vikings-Present/dp/077101354X // Interview recording Date: August 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.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Jeremy Kinsman and John Negroponte to discuss the ongoing change in our geopolitical landscape and what it means for Canada. // Participants' bios - Jeremy Kinsman served as the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Russia, the European Union and Italy. He continues to speak and write on foreign affairs in Policy Magazine, and you can hear him on the CIC's Red Passport together with Louise Blais and Peter Donolo. - John Negroponte is the Vice Chairman at McLarty Associates. He served at the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Nations and Iraq. He served as Director for Vietnam under President Nixon, Deputy National Security Advisor under President Reagan, Deputy Secretary of State under President Clinton and Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank Wisner" by Douglas Waller - "Daikon" by Samuel Hawley // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 22, 2025 Release date: September 02, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Richard Bronze about the Trump tariffs on India related to imports of Russian crude oil, as well as a broad array of other geopolitical considerations. For the intro session, Joe and Kelly talk about Trump's war on windmills, Carney's visit to Europe, and the question of re-creating natural gas fired power plants on aggregate. // Guest Bio: - Richard Bronze is Head of Geopolitics and co-Founder at Energy Aspects // 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: - "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare", by Edward Fishman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726149/chokepoints-by-edward-fishman/ // Interview recording Date: August 26, 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 Dr. Meredith Lilly, Jonathan Fried and Thomas d'Aquino to discuss their new paper as members of The Canada-U.S. Expert Group, "Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Managing Canada-China Relations in a Shifting Geopolitical Reality". This paper is a collaboration between The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. // Participants' bios - Dr. Meredith Lilly is Professor and Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. - Jonathan Fried served as Canadian Ambassador to Japan and the WTO, and the personal representative of the Prime Minister for the G20 and deputy minister and coordinator for international economic relations on Canada-Asia and global trade and economic policy. - Thomas d'Aquino the founding CEO and president of what is now the Business Council of Canada. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Managing Canada-China Relations in a Shifting Geopolitical Reality" by The Canada-U.S. Expert Group - On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder - The Crisis of Canadian Democracy by Andrew Coyne - "Andrew Coyne's ‘Cri de Coeur' for Canadian Democracy" by Thomas d'Aquino - The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth C. Economy - Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade by Ryan Manucha - Outrageous on Netflix // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 21, 2025 Release date: August 26, 2025

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Julie Kim to discuss her latest briefing notes, "The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) and its Geopolitical Implications". // 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: Dr. David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) and its Geopolitical Implications" by Dr. Julie Kim - "Why Nations Fail: The Origins Of Power, Prosperity, And Poverty" by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 22 August 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature a re-release of an interview with Trevor Tombe about the financial and economic basis of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. You can find Trevor's article for The Hub here: thehub.ca/2024-04-30/trevor-to…s-worth-every-penny/ // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss new American "secondary tariffs" on India and the state of EV demand in the United States. // Guest Bio: - Trevor Tombe is a Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary, a Research Fellow at The School of Public Policy, and co-director of Finances of the Nation. // 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: - "Last Barrel Standing? Confronting the Myth of “High-Cost” Canadian Oil Sands Production", by Kent Fellows: www.cdhowe.org/public-policy-res…anadian-oil-sands // Interview recording Date: May 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.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Andrew Rasiulis and H.E. Kaspars Ozoliņš to discuss the latest events in Putins visit to Alaska and Zelensky's upcoming meeting with the support of European leaders. // Participants' bios - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow who previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence. - H.E. Kaspars Ozoliņš is the Latvian Ambassador to Canada. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Nexus" by Yuval Noah Harari - "The World of the Cold War: 1945-1991" by Vladislav Zubok // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 18, 2025 Release date: August 18, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Kasha Piquette about energy policy in Eastern Europe in the context of the inauguration of the new Polish President and Russian threats in the region, and what Canada can do to assist. For the intro session, Joe and Kelly talk about Cenovus's offer to buy MEG Energy, the merger of Chinese shipbuilding companies, and where LNG Canada cargoes are headed. You can find Kasha's article for Energy Now here: https://energynow.ca/2025/08/like-alberta-as-canadas-energy-hub-poland-is-looking-to-expand-its-energy-sovereignty-as-part-of-europes-future/ // Guest Bio: - Kasha Piquette is the CEO of Canadian Energy Ventures and a Former Deputy Minister of Environment and Intergovernmental Relations for Alberta // 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: - "Kaput: The End of the German Miracle": https://www.amazon.ca/Kaput-German-Miracle-Wolfgang-M%C3%BCnchau-ebook/dp/B0D71HHHRG - "No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers": https://www.amazon.ca/No-Trade-Free-Changing-Americas/dp/0063282135 // Interview recording Date: August 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.

Andrew Rasiulis is a defence and Eastern European affairs expert with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Heather Exner-Pirot and Martha Hall-Findlay to discuss the most recent paper by the Canada-U.S. Expert Group, "Canada's Energy Future Moving Ahead in One Canadian Economy". // Participants' bios - Heather Exner-Pirot is a Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, and Research Advisor to the Indigenous Resource Network. - Martha Hall Findlay is Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. She previously served as a Member of Parliament, President & CEO of the Canada West Foundation and as Chief Sustainability Officer, then Chief Climate Officer for Suncor Energy. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Canada's Energy Future" by Perrin Beatty, Thomas d'Aquino, Heather Exner-Pirot, Fen Osler Hampson, Lawrence Herman and Tim Sargent - "Gun, Germs, And Steel" by Jared Diamond - "Salt: A World History Book" by Mark Kurlansky // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 07, 2025 Release date: August 11, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with David Fishman about energy policy in China surrounding coal and electricity. // Guest Bio: - David Fishman is Principal at Lantau Group // 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: - "The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions", by Jason Hickel: https://www.jasonhickel.org/the-divide // Interview recording Date: July 31, 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 Sarah Smith and Patricia Bovey to discuss cultural diplomacy through their works, "Trading on Art" and "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign policy", respectively. // Participants' bios - Sarah Smith is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of "Trading on Art". - Patricia Bovey is a former director of the Victoria and Winnipeg art galleries. She served in the Canadian Senate and contributed to the Senate Foreign Affairs committee Report of 2019, "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign Policy". // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Trading on Art: Cultural Diplomacy and Free Trade in North America" by Sarah Smith. - "Cultural Diplomacy at the Front Stage of Canada's Foreign Policy" by A. Raynell Andreychuk et. al. - "The Case for a Renaissance in Canadian Cultural Diplomacy" by Colin Robertson - "A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir" by Jacinda Ardern // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: August 01, 2025 Release date: August 05, 2025

Guest host Megan Williams speaks with senior economics lecturer Moshe Lander and Canadian Global Affairs Institute vice president Colin Robertson about Canada's options without a Trump trade deal in place, we reflect on the legacy of the atomic bombings of Japan with survivor and nuclear disarmament advocate Setsuko Thurlow, historian Garrett Graff and national security analyst Joe Cirincione, Canada's former ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and former adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization Diana Buttu discuss Canada's plan to recognize Palestinian statehood, and automotive journalist Mark Richardson uncovers the stories that paved the Trans-Canada Highway.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly and Joe discuss the future of Net Zero, the US-EU energy trade deal, and questions of energy data transparency. // 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: - Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union, by Vladislav M. Zubok: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300268171/collapse/ - The Buried Giant: A Novel, by Kazuo Ishiguro: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-buried-giant-a-novel/9780345809414.html // Interview recording Date: July 29, 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 Dr. Christopher Sands and Carlo Dade to discuss Canada-U.S. relations and its implications for the trilateral relationship of North America; Canada, U.S. and Mexico. // Participants' bios - Dr. Christopher Sands is an Adjunct Lecturer and Director of the Hopkins Center for Canadian Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University. - Carlo Dade is the Director of International Policy at the School of Policy at the University of Calgary. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson - "Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn" by Christopher Cox // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: July 8, 2025 Release date: July 28, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Marty King about the potential need for additional oil export pipeline infrastructure. For the intro session, Joe and Kelly talk about Australian and Canadian LNG comparisons and pipeline politics in Eastern Europe. Marty King's blog post: https://rbnenergy.com/youve-got-a-friend-in-me-will-enbridges-expansions-avert-another-canadian-oil-pipeline-capacity-crunch Kelly's LNG paper: https://www.cgai.ca/a_study_of_liquefied_natural_gas_development_in_australia_and_requisite_learnings_for_canada // Guest Bio: - Marty King is Managing Director - North America Energy Market Analysis at RBN Energy LLC // 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: - "The Dynasties of China: A History", by Bamber Gasciogne: https://www.amazon.ca/Dynasties-China-History-Bamber-Gascoigne/dp/0786712198 - "Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor", by Anthony Everitt: https://www.amazon.ca/Augustus-Life-Romes-First-Emperor/dp/0812970586 // Interview recording Date: July 10, 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 Latvian President, Valdis Zatlers, to discuss the President's previous visit to Ottawa, Russia's impact on Latvian culture and operations, and Canada's presence in Latvia through the multinational brigade. // Participants' bios Valdis Zatlers is the Former President of Latvia (2007-2011) // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Afghanistan File" by Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: July 17, 2025 Release date: July 21, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Graeme Harrison about how Canada should think about AI energy demand. For the intro session, Joe and Kelly talk about the real impact of changes to the IAAC and the potential for big shifts on AI and energy. // Guest Bio: - Graeme Harrison is Managing Partner of Augur VC // 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: - "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence", by Ray Kurzweil: https://www.amazon.ca/Age-Spiritual-Machines-Computers-Intelligence/dp/0140282025 // Interview recording Date: July 14, 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 Hon. Perrin Beatty, Vice-Admiral (Retd) Mark Norman, Vincent Rigby and Tim Sargent to discuss the risks and opportunities of the recently announced Canada-European Union Security and Defence partnership. // Participants' bios - Hon. 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. - Vice-Admiral (Retd) Mark Norman served as the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. - Vincent Rigby is a former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister and is Slater Family Professor of Practice at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy. - Tim Sargent served as Deputy Minister in several portfolios and is now Senior Fellow and Director of the Domestic Policy Program at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943" by James Holland - "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu - "On Freedom" by Timothy Snyder // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: July 11, 2025 Release date: July 15, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Kathleen Gnocato and Shaz Merwat about the role of Canadian LNG in diplomacy around the G7. You can find their report for RBC Thought Leadership here: https://www.rbc.com/en/thought-leadership/the-growth-project/a-g7-strategy-for-natural-gas-four-scenarios-for-energy-security-in-the-2040s/ // Guest Bio: - Kathleen Gnocato is the LNG Research Initiative Lead, Independent Consultant for RBC Thought Leadership - Shaz Merwat is Energy Policy Lead for RBC's Climate Action 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: - "From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way", by Jesse Thistle: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/From-the-Ashes/Jesse-Thistle/9781982101213 - "Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company", by Patrick McGee: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Apple-in-China/Patrick-McGee/9781668053379 // Interview recording Date: July 2, 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 Patrick McGee to explore the origins of Apple and examine China's pivotal role in building the global empire it has become, in his new book, Apple in China. // Participants' bios Patrick McGee is a NYT best selling author and San Francisco Correspondent at the Financial Times. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Apple in China" by Patrick McGee. - // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: June 27, 2025 Release date: July 7, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Jason Doering about challenges to Canadian grids, as well as a novel idea - the development of a "Northern Interconnection" across Canada. You can find Jason's "Power System 101" here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-doering-p-eng-62340a2a_power-system-101-activity-7332042704547192833-be57?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABk4nYgByq5N379oYM1vOu2D9XJxG2wj66A // Guest Bio: - Jason Doering is a former Senior Executive at Albertan utility ENMAX // 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: - "The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance", by Josh Waitzkin: https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Learning-Journey-Optimal-Performance/dp/0743277465 // Interview recording Date: June 16, 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 Ed Luce to discuss the life and legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski in his new book, "Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet". // Participants' bios Ed Luce is an author and the US national editor and columnist at the Financial Times. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet" by Ed Luce. - "Ed Luce's ‘Zbig': Brzezinski Finally Gets His Due" by Colin Robertson. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: June 4, 2025 Release date: July 2, 2025

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed we sit down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Robert Baines, and Nicolas Todd to reflect on the 2025 NATO Summit in the Hague and associated NATO Public Forum and NATO Industry Forum. We explore key takeaways from the 76th NATO Summit, including its major actions, how it compared to last year's summit in Washington, D.C., progress on NATO's minimum defence spending targets, the new investment pledge, and commitments to improve allied capabilities. Our focus is on what these developments mean for Canada, particularly in light of Donald Trump's presence at the summit. // 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. - Robert Baines is the President and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada. - Nicolas Todd is VP Government Relations and Communications for the Canadian Association for Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Values" by Mark Carney - "Forced to Change" by Bernd Horn and Dr. Bill Bentley - "Freedom's Forge" by Arthur Herman - "A Call To Arms" by Maury Klein // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 27 June 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Yvan Cliche about shifting views from Quebec on Canadian energy and some initial thoughts on Federal major projects legislation in light of global energy risks. // Guest Bio: - Yvan Cliche is a researcher for CERIUM in Montreal and a CGAI Fellow // 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: - "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare", by Edward Fishman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726149/chokepoints-by-edward-fishman/ - "The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel", by Margaret Atwood: https://www.amazon.ca/Handmaids-Tale-Margaret-Atwood/dp/038549081X // Interview recording Date: June 18, 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 Marius Grinius and James Trottier to discuss North and South Korea. // Participants' bios - Marius Grinius is a CGAI Fellow and was the former Canadian Ambassador to North and South Korea, Vietnam and the U.N. in Geneva. - James Trottier is a CGAI Fellow, a former Canadian Foreign Service Officer and served in Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "Imperial Boredom" by Jeffrey A. Auerbach - "The Thinking Machine" by Stephen Witt - "Focus: The Asml Way" by Marc Hijink - "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: June 17, 2025 Release date: June 23, 2025

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Kathryn Porter about the frequency issues and outages caused by mixing aging grid infrastructure with inverter-based resources, and what Western countries can do to bolster their grids. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe discuss Israel's strike on Iran and the nightmare scenario: an Iranian decision to close the Strait of Hormuz. // Guest Bio: - Kathryn Porter is the founder of Watt-Logic: https://watt-logic.com/ // 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: - "The Unaccountability Machine", by Dan Davies: https://www.amazon.ca/Unaccountability-Machine-Dan-Davies/dp/1788169549 // Interview recording Date: June 13, 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.