The CGAI Podcast Network

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

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we make available a CGAI webinar conducted in April with Andrew Rasiulis, Chris Shapardanov, Alexandra Richards, Robert Baines and Chris Kilford on their respective travels and experiences to the multinational brigade in Latvia. This webinar was made possible due to a NATO Public Policy grant. // Guest bios: - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow who previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence. - Chris Shapardanov is a member of the University of Ottawa's Information Integrity Lab and a former diplomat. He is now a Senior Associate at David Pratt and Associates. - Alexandra Richards is a PhD candidate at Simon Frasier University working on public opinion, security and defence issues. - Robert Baines is the President and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada. - Chris Kilford is the President of Victoria Branch of the Canadian International Council. He previously had a 36 year career in the Canadian Armed Forces Forces. // Host bio: Dr. David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 08 August 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

In this #TripleHelix episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with Dr. Alexander Salt to discuss his latest paper, "Venture Capital Financing and Canadian Defence". // Guest bios: Dr. Alexander Salt is a CGAI Fellow. He has a PhD from the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies and an MA in Political Studies from the University of Manitoba. // Host bio: Dr. David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Venture Capital Financing and Canadian Defence" by Dr. Alexander Salt - "The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy" by Andrew F Krepinevich and Barry D Watts // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 01 August 2025

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

In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with Dr. David Capie to examine New Zealand’s defence capability and policy plans, their expectations, key findings, and how emerging technologies fit into future operations. // Guest bios: Dr. David Capie is the Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies New Zealand and Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington. // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Daughters of the Bamboo Grove" by Barbara Demick - "The Hand Behind Unmanned" by Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia MacDonald // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 25 July 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