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The Canadian Global Affairs Institute
The CGAI Podcast Network is created and produced by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Join us each week to explore the energy, defense, and international affairs stories that matter to Canadians. Listen now to CGAI podcasts “The Global Exchange”, “Defence Deconstructed”, and “Energy Security Cubed”, and partner podcasts “Battle Rhythm" and “Conseils de sécurité”. Visit www.cgai.ca for more, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) is a charitable, independent, non-partisan, research institute based in Ottawa, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) is a charitable, independent, non-partisan, research institute based in Ottawa, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.
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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.
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

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.

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.
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Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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

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.

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.
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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

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.

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!
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Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.