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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dr. Andrea Charron speaks to Cheri Crosby, BGen Chris McKenna, BGen Patrice Sabourin, and Dr. Martin Tomkin about implementing NORAD Modernization 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 Cheri Crosby is the Department of National Defence’s Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance and Chief Financial Officer BGen Chris McKenna is the Director General Air and Space Force Development BGen Patrice Sabourin is Director General Digital Capabilities and Force Development Dr. Martin Tomkin is the Senior Advisor to the Assistant DeputyMinister (Infrastructure and Environment) Hosts Bios Dr. Andrea Charron is a CGAI Fellow and a Professor at the University of Manitoba. 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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including Indonesia's battery mineral cartel concept, the Brazilian Presidential election, and the upcoming U.S. midterms. For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Dennis McConaghy about his recent book Carbon Change, and the factors shaping climate economics in the IPCC process. Guest Bio: - Dennis McConaghy is a fellow at CGAI and a former senior executive at TC Energy Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute What is Dennis reading? - Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland https://www.amazon.ca/Rubicon-Last-Years-Roman-Republic/dp/1400078970 Interview recording Date: October 31, 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.

On this episode of the Global Exchange, Deanna Horton speaks to VAdm (ret’d) Darren Hawco, Jonathan Fried, and Trevor Kennedy about Canada’s role in the Indo-Pacific This episode is an extract from our conference "After the War: What Kind of World for Canada?" which happened on May 10th, 2022. This event was made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard, and of our Bronze conference sponsors, Enbridge and TD. Participants' bios VAdm (ret’d) Darren Hawco is a CGAI fellow and an Executive Advisor at Deloitte – https://www.cgai.ca/darren_hawco Jonathan Fried is CGAI fellow and a retired career diplomat – https://www.cgai.ca/jonathan_fried Trevor Kennedy is a CGAI Fellow and Vice President, Trade and International Policy at the Business Council of Canada – https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/staff/trevor-kennedy/ Hosts bios Deanna Horton is a CGAI Fellow and a senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy – https://www.cgai.ca/deanna_horton Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Recording Date: 10 May 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.