The CGAI Podcast Network

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Justin Riemer about the goals of Emissions Reduction Alberta, its place in Canada's innovation ecosystem, and larger Canadian national goals around economic and energy security. You can find ERA's documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuZYEKYt6s You can find Energy Security Cubed episodes mentioned in the podcast here: Chris Doornbos: https://www.cgai.ca/direct_lithium_extraction_and_canadian_mineral_security_with_chris_doornbos Michael Holmes: https://www.cgai.ca/green_and_flexible_geothermal_energy // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss an article from The Logic on Canadian LNG. // Guest Bio: - Justin Riemer is the CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964", by William Manchester: https://www.amazon.ca/American-Caesar-Douglas-MacArthur-1880/dp/0316024740 // Interview recording Date: August 15, 2024 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Jonathan Fried and Kevin Nealer about the risks facing Canada and the wider world, and how we should think about mitigating them. // Participants' bios - Kevin Nealer is a principal at the Washington-based Scowcroft Group where he focuses on China and Southeast Asia. He previously served on President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. - A foreign service officer, Jonathan Fried served as our ambassador to Japan and the World Trade Organization, as foreign policy advisor to the prime minister and as Canadian sherpa for the G20. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Read & Watch:", - "James: A Novel by Percival Everett: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/item/Tjsi1wmychOLbSX2X8mBkQ - "The Right Way to Deter China From Attacking Taiwan", by Ryan Haas: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/right-way-deter-china-attacking-taiwan - The Logic: https://thelogic.co/ - "The Threshold of Dissent: A History of American Jewish Critics of Zionism", by Marjorie N. Feld: https://nyupress.org/9781479829316/the-threshold-of-dissent/ // Recording Date: August 13, 2024.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Commodore Kristjan Monaghan about his experiences at RIMPAC, role in the exercise, and lessons learned. Then at 34:10, Dave has a discussion with Dr. Casey Babb about the China-Russia partnership in light of his recent paper for us, titled "A Match Made in Heaven: China-Russia Technology Co-operation and Canada’s National Security". You can find his paper here: https://www.cgai.ca/a_match_made_in_heaven_china_russia_tech_co_operation_and_canadas_national_security Guests’ bios: - Canadian Navy Commodore Kristjan Monaghan was the Commander of the Combined Forces Maritime Component Command of Exercise RIMPAC - Dr. Casey Babb is Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, International Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute Host biography Dr. David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Book Recommendations: - "Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media", by Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking: https://www.amazon.com/LikeWar-Weaponization-P-W-Singer/dp/1328695743 Recording Date: 16 August and 7 August 2024 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.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Kristen van de Biezenbos about the challenge of balancing local environmental considerations and the larger issues of energy security and climate change. You can find Kristen's article for the Osgoode Hall Law Journal here: https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3813&context=ohlj // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss German changer in the Nord Stream sabotage case, and developments on the situation for the grid in South Africa. // Guest Bio: - Dr. Kristen van de Biezenbos is a Professor of Law at California Western School of Law San Diego // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "New Democracy: The Creation of the Modern American State", by William J. Novak: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674260443 // Interview recording Date: August 12, 2024 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Tim Sargent and CGAI Fellows Lawrence Herman and John Weekes about Canada-US trade and the upcoming review of the CUSMA. This podcast is associated with the work of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations, an initiative supported by The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Participants' bios - Lawrence Herman is a trade law specialist having served in the Foreign Service and then in private practise. He is a Senior Fellow and member of the National Policy Council of the C. D. Howe Institute - A foreign service officer, John Weekes served as Canada’s Chief Negotiator for the NAFTA and then as our Ambassador to the World Trade Organization before a distinguished career in the private sector. - Tim Sargent is Senior Fellow and Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald Laurier Institue. A career public servant he 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 // Read & Watch: - "The Parthenon Marbles Dispute: Heritage, Law, Politics", by Alexander Herman: https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/parthenon-marbles-dispute-9781509967179/ - "Statesmen, Strategists, and Diplomats: Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy", edited by John R. English and Patrice Dutil: https://www.ubcpress.ca/statesmen-strategists-diplomats - "No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers", by Robert Lighthizer: https://www.amazon.ca/No-Trade-Free-Changing-Americas/dp/0063282135 - "Innovation in Real Places – Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World", by Dan Breznitz: https://politics.utoronto.ca/publication/innovation-in-real-places-strategies-for-prosperity-in-an-unforgiving-world/ // Recording Date: August 6, 2024.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Dr. Ian Brodie and Dr. Alexander Salt about their participation at the 2024 edition of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Then at 41:00, you’ll hear a panel discussion on the practical aspects of Canada-US cooperation for NORAD modernization, featuring MGen Constance Jenkins, MGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Joanne Lostracco, MGen (ret’d) Punch Moulton, and moderated by Dr. Andrea Charron. Guests’ bios: Dr. Ian Brodie is CGAI’s Program Director and Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Alexander Salt is Triple Helix’ Post-Doctoral Fellow MGen Constance Jenkins is Director Logistics and Engineering for NORAD/ USNORTHCOM MGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet is the Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Joanne Lostracco is the DG (Minister), Defence Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada MGen (ret’d) Punch Moulton is the Vice President of Stellar Advisors, Stellar Solutions Dr. Andrea Charron is Professor at the University of Manitoba and a Fellow for Canadian Global Affairs Institute Host biography Dr. David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Book Recommendations: - "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology", by Chris Miller: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Chip-War/Chris-Miller/9781982172008 - "Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class", by Rob Henderson: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Troubled/Rob-Henderson/9781982168537 Recording Date: 6 August and 1 May 2024 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.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the second part of an extensive interview with Hal Kvisle about how climate and energy policy has evolved in Canada, and how the energy industry has shifted to meet these constraints. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss Glencore's decision to reverse its planned exit from coal mining, and the question of how rosy Canada's economy actually is. // Guest Bio: - Hal Kvisle is Board Chair of ARC Resources, Board Chair of the nascent South Bow Corporation, and a Director of Finning International. Over a long career, Hal has served in senior positions for several major Canadian energy companies, including TC Energy and Talisman Energy. // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Book Recommendations: - "Russka: The Novel of Russia", by Edward Rutherfurd: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B005FH04A4?ref=KC_GS_GB_CA - Books by Jim Harrison: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jim-Harrison/author/B000AQ7642 - Books by Vaclav Smil: https://vaclavsmil.com/category/books/ // Interview recording Date: July 24, 2024 // Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. // Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of the Event Edit, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to Dr. Dani Belo and Dr. David Curtis Wright about the threats to Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait. This episode is part of a series made in partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. You can view the papers and listen to the podcasts here: https://www.cgai.ca/2024_taiwan_series Guests Bios: Dani Belo is currently an Assistant Professor of International Relations and leads the Global Policy Horizons Research Lab at Webster University. https://www.cgai.ca/Dani_Belo David Curtis Wright is Associate Professor of History at the University of Calgary. https://www.cgai.ca/david_curtis_wright Host bio Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is the Ottawa Operations Manager of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. 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 Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Norbert Eschborn about his five years in Canada, the role of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the German-Canadian relationship. // Participants' bios - Dr. Norbert Eschborn is the Founding Director of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's office in 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: - "An Impossible Friendship: David Ben-Gurion and Konrad Adenauer", by Michael Borchard: https://www.penguin.de/buecher/michael-borchard-an-impossible-friendship/taschenbuch/9783328112396 // Recording Date: July 12, 2024.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed: Dr. Alexander Salt speaks to George Takach about his book, Cold War 2.0 and the role of technology in geopolitics and warfare. Then (34:49), Dr. Col (ret'd) Al Stephenson speaks to Marc Rodgers, MGen Sylvain Ménard, and LGen Michael Schmidt about putting the F-35 into Canadian service. That conversation was a panel from Triple Helix’s first annual conference, which took place on May 1, 2024. This event was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS program, CGAI’s strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Hanwha Ocean and Defence, and Cenovus, as well as the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, reception sponsor L3Harris Technologies, and coffee break sponsor Bell. Guest bios: George Takach is an expert on law and technology and the author of Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle between China, Russia, and America. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cold-War-2-0/George-S-Takach/9781639365630 Dr and retired Colonel Alan Stephenson is a CGAI Fellow. Marc Rodgers is Director General, Major Project Delivery Air and Land at the Department of National Defence Major-General Sylvain Ménard was, at time of recording, Chief Fighter Force and NORAD Capabilities for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lieutenant-General Michael Schmidt is Program Executive Officer and Director F-35 Lightning Program at the F-35 Joint Program Office Host bio: Dr. Alexander Salt is Triple Helix Post Doctoral Fellow. Recording Date: 20 July 2024 & 1 May 2024 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 Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips