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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry speaks to Christyn Cianfarani about Canada's recent procurement announcements in support of Ukraine. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding and Davie Shipyard. Participant’s bio: Christyn Cianfarani is the President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries – https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/cms4/Executive-Team Host Bio: Dave Perry is the President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute READ: "Getting Canada to a Wartime Footing: Clear Parameters are Required" by Christyn Cianfarani – https://www.cgai.ca/getting_canada_to_a_wartime_footing What Christyn is Reading: Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America's Mayor by Andrew Kirtzman – https://www.amazon.com/Giuliani-Rise-Tragic-Americas-Mayor/dp/1982153296 Guns, Germs, and Steek: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond – https://wwnorton.com/books/Guns-Germs-and-Steel/ Recording Date: 11 Jan 2023 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

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is talking to Ian Burney about Japan and why Canada should deepen its relationship with the island. Participant's bio: Ian Burney was the Ambassador of Canada to Japan from 2016 to 2021 – https://www.japangold.com/index.php/corporate/board-of-directors/550-ian-burney-ba-ma Host bio: Colin Robertson is a Senior Adviser and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#robertson Read and Watch: The Indo-Pacific by Fens Osler Hampson, Goldy Hyder, and Tina Park – https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/indo-pacific/ Bibi by Benjamin Netanyahu – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bibi/Benjamin-Netanyahu/9781668008447 Prisoners of the Castle by Ben Macintyre – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612488/prisoners-of-the-castle-by-ben-macintyre/ Invisible China by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell – https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo61544815.html The Crown – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/ Recording Date: 6 December 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.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Cmdre (ret'd) Kelly Williams speaks to Dr. Cynthia Cook, Matthew Zolnowski, Giles Ahern, and MGen Odd-Harald Hagen about defence industrial capacity and resiliency. 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 Dr. Cynthia Cook is director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and a senior fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Matthew Zolnowski concurrently serves as a Special Advisor for Strategic Materials and a Portfolio Manager within the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. Giles Ahern is Head of Trade and Strategic Exports Policy for the UK Ministry of Defence. MGen Odd-Harald Hagen he has been Defense Attache and Defense Cooperation Attache to U.S. and Canada since August 2021. Hosts bios Cmdre (ret'd) Kelly Williams is a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/kelly_williams Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry 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

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss major events in global and Canadian energy security in 2022, and what to watch for into the future. Guest Bios: - Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle (host): President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle) Clip Guest Bios (in order of appearance) - Thierry Bros is a Professor at Sciences Po Paris, find him on Twitter at @thierry_bros - Roy Norton is a CGAI Fellow and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo - Greg Brew is a CGAI Fellow and Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellow at International Security Studies and the Jackson School of Global Affairs at Yale University, find him on Twitter at @gbrew24 - Dale Naly is the former Associate Minister of Natural Gas and the current Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction in the Government of Alberta - Kathryn Porter is the founder of energy research firm Watt-Logic, find Watt-Logic at watt-logic.com - Swaran Singh is a CGAI Fellow and Professor and Former Chair of the Centre for International Politics Organisation and Disarmament in the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University What is Joe reading? 1. History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides: https://www.amazon.ca/History-Peloponnesian-War-Thucydides/dp/0140440399 2. The Iliad, by Homer: https://www.amazon.ca/Iliad-Homer/dp/0140445927 3. Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy, by Francis Fukuyama: https://www.amazon.ca/Political-Order-Decay-Industrial-Globalization/dp/1491584874 4. Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, by Joseph Schumpeter: https://www.amazon.ca/Capitalism-Socialism-Democracy-Joseph-Schumpeter/dp/0061561614 What is Kelly reading? 1. From Left to Right: Saskatchewan's Political and Economic Transformation, by Dale Eisler: https://www.amazon.ca/Left-Right-Saskatchewans-Political-Transformation-ebook/dp/B09XJHM6M6 2. Revival and Change: The 1957 and 1958 Diefenbaker Elections, by John C. Courtney: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revival-Change-Diefenbaker-Elections-Turning/dp/0774866640 3. Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe, by Ian Kershaw: https://www.amazon.com/Personality-Power-Builders-Destroyers-Modern/dp/1594203458 4. Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series, by Gary J. Smith: https://www.amazon.ca/Ice-War-Diplomat-Behind-Scenes/dp/1771623179 Recording Date: January 3, 2023 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 Joseph Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Marius Grinius, John Gruetzner, and James Trottier about North Korea's escalatory behaviour. Read & Stream: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653196/caste-by-isabel-wilkerson/ Chums by Simon Cooper – https://www.amazon.ca/Chums-Tiny-Caste-Oxford-Tories-ebook/dp/B09FRTF8BT Slow Horses (TV Series)– https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/ Slow Horses by Mick Herron – https://www.amazon.ca/Slow-Horses-Mick-Herron/dp/1616954167 The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy – https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/book/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-great-powers/ The Indo-Pacific by Fen Osler Hampson, Goldy Hyder, and Tina Park – https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/indo-pacific/ Where the Crawdads Sing (Movie) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9411972/ Participants' bios Marius Grinius is a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/marius_grinius John Gruetzner is a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/john_gruetzner James Trottier is a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/james_trottier Host bio: Colin Robertson is a Senior Adviser and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/staff#robertson Recording Date: 22 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.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Kathleen Monk speaks to Christine Clarkson, Bill Ferreira, and Jeff Tasseron about the current labour issues and how the defence industry adapting to them. 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 bios Christine Clarkson is Director of Human Resources at Thales. Bill Ferreira has been Executive Director at BuildForce Canada since August 2017 Jeff Tasseron is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force Colonel and the Director of Strategic Growth and Acquisitions for CAE Defence & Security Canada. Host bios: Kathleen Monk is President of Monk + Associates, an independent public affairs agency and sit on the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's Advisory Council Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry 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

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. Clara Portela about sanctions, what they aim to achieve, and their effectiveness. Participants' bios Dr. Andrea Charron is Professor at the University of Manitoba and a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/andrea_charron Dr. Clara Portela is Professor at the University of Valencia and was a Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada Visiting Scholar at Carleton University – https://www.ibei.org/en/clara-portela_73014 Host bio Colin Robertson is Senior Adviser and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read Multilateral Sanctions Revisited by Andrea Charron and Clara Portela –https://www.mqup.ca/multilateral-sanctions-revisited-products-9780228011866.php?page_id=73& Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/154019/barneys-version-by-mordecai-richler/9780345812230 The Ones We Let Down by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine – https://www.mqup.ca/ones-we-let-down--the-products-9780228011262.php?page_id=121102& Recording Date: 2 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.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Sarah Goldfeder explores the socioeconomic requirements in defence procurement with Jody Langelier, Sean Willy, Stephanie Batstone, and Marcel Poulin 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 Jody Langelier is the President of Nasittuq – https://www.nasittuq.com/about-us/ Sean Willy is President and CEO of Des Nedhe Group – https://desnedhe.com/people/sean-willy/ Stephanie Batstone is Managing Partner at NyRad – https://nyrad.ca/about-us Marcel Poulin works at Chantier Davie – https://mobile.twitter.com/m_bpoulin Hosts Bios Sarah Goldfeder is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/sarah_goldfeder Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/david_perry 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

On this episode of the Global Exchange, Colin Robertson talks about Mexico, four years into Andrés Manuel López Obrador's presidency with Andrés Rozental. Participant's bio: Andrés Rozental is a retired Mexican diplomat and the founding President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations – https://apcoworldwide.com/people/andres-rozental/ Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read: "Mexico's Dying Democracy: AMLO and the Toll of Authoritarian Populism" by Denise Dresser – https://www.foreignaffairs.com/mexico/mexico-dying-democracy-amlo-toll-authoritarian-populism-denise-dresser The Solitude of Latin America by Gabriel Marcía Márquez – https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1982/marquez/lecture/ Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville – https://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm America Through Foreign Eyes by Jorge G. Castañeda – https://global.oup.com/academic/product/america-through-foreign-eyes-9780190224493?cc=ca&lang=en& Recording Date: 10 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.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry breaks down the defence and security aspects of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy with Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Aditi Malhotra Participants' bios: Jonathan Berkshire Miller is the Director of the Indo-Pacific Program and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute – https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/jonathan-berkshire-miller/ Dr. Aditi Malhotra is the Editor in Chief of the Canadian Army Journal – https://aditimalhotra.com/about/ What Aditi and Jonathan are reading: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/332756/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/9780241411193 New Great Game in the Indo-Pacific: Rediscovering India's Pragmatism and Paradoxes by Bawa Singh, Aslam Khan, Parvaiz Ahmad Thoker, Mansoor Ahmad Lone – https://www.routledge.com/New-Great-Game-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Rediscovering-Indias-Pragmatism-and/Singh-Khan-Thoker-Lone/p/book/9780367443412 Recording Date: 16 Dec 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