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Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 2min

The Global Exchange: Unpacking the Halifax International Security Forum 2022

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Scotty Greenwood, Vina Nadjibulla, Luiza Ch. Savage, and Darrell Bricker about this year's edition of the Halifax International Security Forum. Participants' bios Maryscott 'Scotty' Greenwood is the CEO of the Canadia-American Business Council – https://www.scottygreenwood.com/bio Vina Nadjibulla is a CGAI Fellow and a lecturer at the University of British Columbia – https://www.cgai.ca/vina_nadjibulla Luiza Ch. Savage is a CGAI Fellow and the Executive Director, Growth at POLITICO – https://www.cgai.ca/luiza_ch_savage Darrell Bricker is the CEO of Ipsos Global –https://www.cigionline.org/people/darrell-bricker/ Host bio: Colin Robertson is Senior Adviser and a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Resources on HISF: Ipsos Polls – https://www.ipsos.com/en/halifax-report-2022-threats https://www.ipsos.com/en/halifax-report-2022-war https://www.ipsos.com/en/halifax-report-2022-new-institutions https://www.ipsos.com/en/halifax-report-2022-influence Watch the Forum – https://www.youtube.com/@HalifaxtheForum/streams What our guests are reading and streaming: The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism by Matthew Continetti – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-right-matthew-continetti/1139954925 Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21376776/ The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan – https://zeihan.com/end-of-the-world/ The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy by Anand Giridharadas – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669716/the-persuaders-by-anand-giridharadas/ The Canusa Street Podcast – https://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/canusa-street-podcast To Rule the Waves by Bruce Jones – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Rule-the-Waves/Bruce-Jones/9781982127268 Recording Date: 23 November 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
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Nov 25, 2022 • 1h 20min

Defence Deconstructed: Canadian and German Perspectives on NATO

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Renée Filiatrault moderates a conversation on Canadian and German views of NATO and its future since Russia's invasion of Ukraine featuring Kerry Buck, Andrew Rasiulis, Col (ret'd) Roderich Kiesewetter, and Col (ret'd) Ralph Thiele This conversation is a recording from an event co-organized with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Davie Shipyard. Participants Bio Renée Filiatraut is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/renee_filiatrault Kerry Buck is a CGAI Fellow – https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/kerry-buck/ Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/andrew_rasiulis Col (ret'd) Roderich Kiesewetter is a member of the Bundestag – https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/kiesewetter_roderich-857588 Col (ret'd) Ralph Thiele is the President of Eurodefense – http://c4iconf.com/node/318 Host bio: Dave Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Perry Recording Date: 26 Oct 2022 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
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Nov 24, 2022 • 37min

Energy Security Cubed: The Impact of Energy in the Federal Budget with Trevor Tombe

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including Enbridge Mainline rationing, Egyptian natural gas exports, and Finnish uranium supply chains. For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Trevor Tombe about the recent Federal Fiscal Update and what it means for Canadian resource revenues. Guest Bio: - Trevor Tombe is Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary and a Research Fellow at The School of Public Policy. He recently co-authored "The Rise (And Fall?) of Inflation in Canada: A Detailed Analysis of Its Post-Pandemic Experience" with fellow UofC Economist Yu Chen: https://www.trevortombe.com/publication/inflation/ Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Book recommendations: "Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives", by Michael A. Heller and James Salzman: https://www.amazon.ca/Mine-Hidden-Rules-Ownership-Control/dp/0385544723 Interview recording Date: November 10, 2022. 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.
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Nov 21, 2022 • 51min

The Global Exchange: The Past and Future of Hong Kong

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with Lord Chris Patten about his book, the Hong Kong Diaries. Participant's Bio: Lord Christopher Patten is a British politician and was the last Governor of Hong Kong before its handover in 1997. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3965499.stm Host biography Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read and Watch: The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/724467/the-hong-kong-diaries-by-chris-patten/9780241560495 The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong by Jonathan Dimbleby – https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Governor-Chris-Patten-Handover/dp/1526701839 East and West by Chris Patten – https://www.amazon.ca/East-West-Chris-Patten/dp/0330373080 The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-world-of-yesterday/9780803226616-item.html?s_campaign=goo-DSA_Books&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4OybBhCzARIsAIcfn9mShcFld260Mj2C4hvEMn8FFRbzNCJaPxcZ7OOFh8LlgotqKKAQb1caAvoBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds University Education by David Willett – https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-university-education-9780198767268?cc=ca&lang=en& A Thousand Small Sanities by Adam Gopnik – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/a-thousand-small-sanities-the/9781541699342-item.html Recording Date: 3 Nov 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
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Nov 18, 2022 • 27min

Defence Deconstructed: Getting Capabilities to Allies

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry speaks to the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, James Hursch. This episode is an excerpt from our annual procurement conference, Putting Canadian Procurement on a War Footing, which took place on October 25th in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard; Silver Sponsors the Royal Embassy of Norway in Ottawa and Innovation Norway; Bronze sponsors ATCO Frontec, BAE Systems Canada, Bombardier, The Boeing Company, and PAL Aerospace. Participant bio: James Hursch is the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency – https://www.dsca.mil/about-us/leadership/mr-james-hursch Host Bio: Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Recording Date: 25 Oct 2022 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
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Nov 17, 2022 • 37min

Energy Security Cubed: Quebec's Perspective on Energy Security with Yvan Cliche

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including North American critical mineral and battery supply chains, U.S.-China great power competition, and the prospect of an oil and gas emissions cap. For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Yvan Cliche about Quebec's position on energy security in North America and globally. Guest Bio: - Yvan Cliche is a Fellow at the University of Montreal's CERIUM, and an author of "Jusqu'à plus soif: Pétrole-gaz-solaire-éolien : enjeux et conflits énergétiques", or "Until No Longer Thirsty: Oil-Gas-Solar-Wind Energy Issues and Conflicts" Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Book recommendations: Jusqu'à plus soif: Pétrole-gaz-solaire-éolien : enjeux et conflits énergétiques, by Yvan Cliche: www.amazon.ca/Jusqu%C3%A0-plus-soif-P%C3%A9trole-gaz-solaire-%C3%A9olien-%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tiques-ebook/dp/B0BGVS863G From Left to Right: Saskatchewan's Political and Economic Transformation, by Dale Eisler: www.amazon.ca/Left-Right-Saskatchewans-Political-Transformation/dp/0889778647 We're Still Here: Pain and Politics in the Heart of America, by Jennifer Silva: www.amazon.ca/Were-Still-Here-Politics-America/dp/0190888040 Interview recording Date: November 8, 2022. 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.
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Nov 14, 2022 • 60min

The Global Exchange: The Freeland Doctrine - New Canadian Foreign Policy?

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to the Hon. John Manley, Peter Donolo, and Ian Brodie about the most recent articulation of Canadian foreign policy. Participants’ Biographies: The Honourable John Manley is the chair of CGAI’s Advisory Council – https://www.cgai.ca/advisory_council#Manley Peter Donolo is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/peter_donolo Ian Brodie is CGAI’s Program Director – https://poli.ucalgary.ca/profiles/ian-r-brodie Host biography Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read and Watch: Benjamin Franklin: A Life by Walter Isaacson – https://www.amazon.ca/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election by Tom Flanagan – https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/P/bo186919198.html Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman – https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/rutger-bregman/humankind/9780316418553/ Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith – https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393324556 The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 by Max Hastings – https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-abyss-nuclear-crisis-cuba-1962/ Recording Date: 3 Nov 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 52min

Defence Deconstructed: Defence Procurement, A View From the Inside

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry speaks to DND’s ADM (Materiel) Troy Crosby, PSPC’s ADM (Defence and Marine Procurement Branch) Simon Page, and ISED’s DG ITB Branch Demetrios Xenos about the procurement process. This episode is an excerpt from our annual procurement conference, Putting Canadian Procurement on a War Footing, which took place on October 25th in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard; Silver Sponsors the Royal Embassy of Norway in Ottawa and Innovation Norway; Bronze sponsors ATCO Frontec, BAE Systems Canada, Bombardier, The Boeing Company, and PAL Aerospace. Participants bios Troy Crosby is Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) at the Department of National Defence Simon Page is Assistant Deputy Minister (Defence and Marine Procurement) at Public Services and Procurement Canada Demetrios Xenos is Director General, Industrial and Technological Benefits at Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada Host Bio: Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Recording Date: 25 Oct 2022 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
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Nov 10, 2022 • 51min

Energy Security Cubed: Exporting Energy from Canadian Harbours with Andrew Rae

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including the Russian oil price cap, projections on climate change costs, and U.S. election results. For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Andrew Rae about the challenges and opportunities of seaborne transport of Canadian energy. Guest Bio: - Andrew Rae is a former Harbour Pilot and former Vice President for the Atlantic region at the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Interview recording Date: November 2, 2022. 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.
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Nov 7, 2022 • 46min

The Global Exchange: The Senate and American Politics

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Ira Shapiro about the decline of the U.S. Senate Participant’s Biography: Ira Shapiro is an U.S. author and a Senate expert – https://irashapiroauthor.com/about-the-author/ Host biography Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read and Watch: Ira Shapiro’s book – https://irashapiroauthor.com/books/ Summer of 1787 by David Stewart – https://davidostewart.com/books/the-summer-of-1787/ Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices by Noah Feldman – https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/noah-feldman/scorpions/9780446575140/ For all mankind – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7772588/ Recording Date: 7 Sep 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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