The CGAI Podcast Network

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

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we partner with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) to join Dr. Bernd Althusmann and MP Thomas Röwekamp to discuss Germany's defence procurement , the budget constraints, potential industrial policy directions, their effect on military readiness and the influence this has on Germany's relationship with Canada. // Guest bios: MP Thomas Röwekamp is a member of the Bundestag, serving on the Defence Committee (which he has chaired since 2025) // Host bio: - David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Dr. Bernd Althusmann is the Head of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Canada // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 26 September 2025

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.

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

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Lieutenant-General Erick Simoneau and Chief Warrant Officer François Fleury to discuss the recent major announcement made by the Prime Minister regarding new additions to the compensation and benefits of the Canadian Armed Forces. // Guest bios: - Lieutenant-General Erick Simoneau is the Commander of Military Personnel Command - Chief Warrant Officer François Fleury is the Chief Warrant Officer Military Personnel Command // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Thinking, Fast And Slow" by Daniel Kahneman - "Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them" by William H. Mcraven // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 19 September 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

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, recorded September 09, 2025, we sit down with Dr. Philippe Lagassé, Alex McPhail and Alexander Rudolph, to discuss their newly released report, "Defence Agile Procurement Insights and Analysis”. // Guest bios: - Dr. Philippe Lagassé is a CGAI Fellow and an associate professor and Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. - Alex McPhail is the President & CEO of EXA Consulting Group. - Alexander Rudolph is a CGAI Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University and expert on Canadian cyber policy. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949" by M. Taylor Fravel - "Le bon gouvernement" by Pierre Rosanvallon - "The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before" by Erika H. James, Lynn Perry Wooten // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 12 September 2025

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.