Podcast appearances and mentions of Colin Robertson

A.M. Edition for May 27. President Trump gives the European Union a reprieve on his threat to impose 50% tariffs on June 1 if a trade deal isn't reached. The WSJ's Kim Mackrael in Brussels talks us through the negotiations. Plus, Trump weighs sanctions against Russia as Moscow pummels Ukraine with drones and missiles. And Canada's new leader Mark Carney takes up the task of fixing the country's relationship with Trump. Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson previews King Charles's historic speech at the opening of parliament. Azhar Sukri hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Mariam Mufti, Randolph Mank and Vina Nadjibulla to discuss the deepening crisis between India and Pakistan and what it means for Canada. // Participants' bios - Dr. Mariam Mufti is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. - Randolph Mank is the former Ambassador to Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia for Canada, President of Mank Global Inc. and a CGAI Fellow. - Vina Nadjibulla is Vice President, Research and Strategy at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and CGAI Fellow. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "No Trade is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers" by Robert Lighthizer // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: May 8, 2025 Release date: May 12, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first trip to the White House to meet President Donald Trump, with Trump heaping praise on Carney. But the meeting wasn't all sunshine, as the two leaders clashed over trade positions and Trump's ongoing musings of making Canada the 51st state. Host Cormac Mac Sweeney breaks down the first face-to-face in the oval office with Colin Robertson, a former Canadian diplomat who also helped negotiate the first two trade deals between Canada and the U.S. They also discuss where negotiations may go from here, and the hard work that has to be done here at home to buffer our economy from further shocks.We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us: Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Or @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

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

It's the one-year anniversary of Morning Glory, and Mike Graham is joined by Colin Robertson, Matt Vickers MP, William Clouston and Greg Swenson to celebrate.Wake up with Morning Glory in full on YouTube, DAB+ radio, Freeview 280, Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus or the Talk App on your TV from 6am every morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

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

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

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

Colin Robertson is interviewed today on The Brian Crombie Hour. During his foreign service career, Colin Robertson served as first Head of the Advocacy Secretariat and Minister at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Consul General in Los Angeles, as Consul in Hong Kong, and in New York at the UN and Consulate General. A member of the teams that negotiated the Canada-US FTA and then the NAFTA, he is a member of the Deputy Minister of International Trade's Trade Advisory Council and the North American Forum. Colin Robertson talks about his article: “Canada's Trade War Arsenal Should Include a Team America”. He says: "Despite Trump's ongoing provocations, Trudeau kept his eye on the ball. This time, however, despite best efforts, including dinner at Mar-a-Lago, it didn't work. Instead, we, and the rest of our fellow allies, are enduring Trump at his most pathological, flooding the zone with his pronouncements, seemingly intent on destroying democracy at home and abroad as he aligns himself with the autocrats". 

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

President Donald Trump says he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks. Trump said on social media that the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to the price increases that the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States. After a brutal stock market selloff on Monday and further jitters Tuesday, Trump faces increased pressure to show he has a legitimate plan to grow the economy instead of perhaps pushing it into a recession. Guest: Colin Robertson - Former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and hosts its regular Global Exchange podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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.

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.

Lacey's dancin' in this one! Also she's getting Incepted.Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music.You can find more of Colin's great music at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

It's literally just lying and gaslighting the whole time. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

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.

Paul Campbell DOESN'T MISS. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

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.

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.

Two reporters just don't like each other. Not hate, not loathe, they just don't get along, and that's FINE. Jesus. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

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.

This giant ad for a massively successful NFL team is kind of boring! Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Matt Morrison and Tiffany Melvin about the Canada-US relationship under a new Trump administration and what it could mean for trade and the border. // CGAI would be grateful for your donations as we come to the close of 2024. Please use this Stripe link to donate: buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // Participants' bios - Matt Morrison serves as CEO of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region - Tiffany Melvin is President of North American Strategy for Competitiveness, Inc. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Differ We Must", Steve Inskeep: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670070/differ-we-must-by-steve-inskeep/ // Recording Date: December 18, 2024.

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For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Goldy Hyder about managing the North American relationship and our global interests as Donald Trump prepares to resume the US presidency. // CGAI would be grateful for your donations as we come to the close of 2024. Please use this Stripe link to donate: https://buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // Participants' bios - Goldy Hyder is President and CEO of the Business Council 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: - "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present", by Fareed Zakaria: https://www.amazon.ca/Age-Revolutions-Progress-Backlash-Present/dp/0393239233 - "Speaking of Business: Conversations with Canadian innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs" podcast from the BCC: https://www.thebusinesscouncil.ca/resources/ // Recording Date: December 10, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks about the recent Halifax International Security Forum with Ian Brodie, Darrell Bricker, and Luiza Savage. // Participants' bios - Darrell Bricker is Chief Executive Officer at Ipsos Public Affairs - Ian Brodie is CGAI Progam Director. professor at the University of Calgary and a member of a Halifax Security Forum planning committee - Luiza Savage is a CGAI Fellow and Executive Editor for growth at POLITICO // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading/Streaming Recommendations: - "#2221 - JD Vance", The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2221-jd-vance/id360084272?i=1000675238352 - "Paris 1944", by Patrick Bishop: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Paris-1944/Patrick-Bishop/9781639367030 - "The Russo-Ukrainian War", by Serhii Plokhy: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324051190 // Recording Date: November 29, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Derek Burney and Robert Zoellick about managing the North American relationship under Donald Trump. // Participants' bios - Derek Burney is a former diplomat with assignments including ambassador to Korea and the United States. He served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the negotiation of the Canada-US FTA and he was our ambassador in Washington during the negotiation of the NAFTA. - Robert Zoellick is senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Heserved in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W Bush His positions included that of United States Trade Representative, Counsellor, Undersecretary and then Deputy Secretary of State, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the president. He later became President of the World 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: - "For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind", by Tulsi Gabbard: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Country-left-Democratic-Party-ebook/dp/B0BV1CK6TV - "The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free", by Pete Hegseth: https://www.amazon.ca/War-Warriors-Behind-Betrayal-Keep/dp/0063389428 - "Reagan: His Life and Legend", by Max Boot: https://www.amazon.ca/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 - "The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918", by Nick Lloyd: https://www.amazon.ca/Eastern-Front-History-Great-1914-1918/dp/1324092718 // Recording Date: November 27, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Canada's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Hon. Bob Rae. // Participants' bios - Bob Rae was elected to the House of Commons in 1978 and would be elected ten more times to either the national or Ontario parliaments. He served as Ontario's 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995 and as Interim Federal Leader of the Liberal Party from 2011- 2013. He took up his appointment as Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in 2020. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - Books by Barbara Tuchman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31515/barbara-w-tuchman/ // Recording Date: November 1, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Andrew Rasiulis, Witold Dzielski and Darius Skusevičius about the ongoing war in Ukraine and its implications for Eastern Europe after the election of Donald Trump. // Participants' bios - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow and former longtime civil servant in the Department of National Defence - Witold Dzielski is the Ambassador of Poland to Canada - Darius Skusevičius is the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Read & Watch: - "Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna", by Adam Zamoyski: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rites-of-peace-the-fall-of-napoleon-and-the-congress-of-vienna-adam-zamoyski - "The Witness and the Body in Auschwitz: Early Literary Accounts of the Camp Experience", by Bożena Karwowska: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666916935/The-Witness-and-the-Body-in-Auschwitz-Early-Literary-Accounts-of-the-Camp-Experience // Recording Date: November 15, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with the former British High Commissioner to Canada, now British Ambassador to Mexico, about her experiences helping manage the Canada-UK relationship and some reflections on her time in Canada. // Participants' bios - Susannah is a career Diplomatic Service officer who recently completed her three-year appointment as High Commissioner to Canada. Susannah previously served as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary and her foreign assignments include Washington and Havana.   // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - Books by Naomi Alderman: https://naomialderman.com/ // Recording Date: October 25, 2024.

With Finding Mr. Christmas just around the corner, we take a second to draft our boys. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

Thanks for tuning to this episode of Tuesdays with Lyndsey! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Chris Vervaet with Canadian Oilseed Processors Association on potential biofuel changes in 45Z; Colin Robertson on Canada's diplomatic relationship with India; Hear a spotlight interview with Trevor Nysetvold for SGS on seed testing; and, Hear some of... Read More

Thanks for tuning to this episode of Tuesdays with Lyndsey! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Chris Vervaet with Canadian Oilseed Processors Association on potential biofuel changes in 45Z; Colin Robertson on Canada's diplomatic relationship with India; Hear a spotlight interview with Trevor Nysetvold for SGS on seed testing; and, Hear some of... Read More

Thanks for tuning to this episode of Tuesdays with Lyndsey! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Chris Vervaet with Canadian Oilseed Processors Association on potential biofuel changes in 45Z; Colin Robertson on Canada's diplomatic relationship with India; Hear a spotlight interview with Trevor Nysetvold for SGS on seed testing; and, Hear some of… Read More

But like what do investment bankers actually do?? Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

A GOAT contender enters the ring as a son returns home to put on the best damn Christmas House this town has ever seen. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

God help us... Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away⁠

It's a Christmas Carol...but in Nashville! Hallmark you've done it again. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

Time travelllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

It's literally just an ad. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

That's not even their real name. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

Hands down the craziest title. What does that even mean? That's not a real saying. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

A scavenger hunt in the windy city results in love! And Santa's most nefarious trap yet. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

It's Broadway time baby! Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away

We're in the Hallmark Rewards Program. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes if you're enjoying the show! Special thanks to Colin Robertson for providing our theme music. You can find more of Colin's great music at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/colinrobertson/love-songs-from-far-away