The CGAI Podcast Network

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle interview Ben Cahill about the disruptive force of Trump on energy in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe look into the ability of U.S. refineries to shift away from Canadian oil and the Trump deal on Ukrainian minerals. // Guest Bio: - Ben Cahill is the director for Energy Markets and Policy at the Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Analysis at the University of Texas Austin // Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - The works of Jane Austen: https://www.janeausten.org/jane-austen-books.php // Interview recording Date: February 25, 2025 // 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 Julian Lindley-French and Lord David Richards about their recent book, "The Retreat from Strategy: Britain's Dangerous Confusion of Interests with Values" and considerations for the Atlantic Charter. // Participants' bios - Julian Lindley-French is a CGAI Fellow and Chair of the Alphen Group and director of the Wilton Park the Future of War conferences. - David Richards is a member of the House of Lords and served as a professional soldier becoming General and Chief of the United Kingdom’s Defence Staff. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Churchill: Walking with Destiny", by Andrew Roberts: https://www.amazon.ca/Churchill-Andrew-Roberts-author/dp/1101980990 - "Roman Conquests: Britain", by Simon Elliott: https://www.amazon.ca/Roman-Conquests-Britain-Simon-Elliott/dp/1526765683 // Recording Date: February 14, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Charlotte Duval-Lantoine about CAF recruitment and its modernization. Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is VP Ottawa Operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Music Credit: Drew Phillips Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Jacquie Hoornweg continue the West Meets East series with a conversation on Canada's opportunities for global nuclear expansion and the Trump Administration's approach to nuclear. // For the intro section, Kelly and Joe Calnan discuss events in global energy security, including the prospect of direct EU support for LNG and US support for critical minerals in Africa. // Guest: - Jacquie Hoornweg is a CGAI Fellow and President of Joule Communications // // 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: - "Winter: The Tragic Story of a Berlin Family, 1899–1945", by Len Deighton: https://www.amazon.ca/Winter-Tragic-Berlin-Family-1899-1945/dp/0008124884 - "Precipice", by Robert Harris: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/669646/precipice-by-robert-harris/9780735282148 // Interview recording Date: February 17, 2025 // 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 Solange Marquez and Andres Rozental about the Mexican reaction to the return of President Donald Trump and the continuing threat of tariffs. // Participants' bios - CGAI Fellow Solange Marquez is a professor at the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).  A former VP of the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi) she is its representative in Canada. - Andres Rozental served as Mexico’s ambassador to Sweden and the United Kingdom and as deputy foreign minister. He is the Founding President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations. He holds the lifetime rank of eminent ambassador of Mexico. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy", by Paul Preston: https://www.amazon.ca/Juan-Carlos-Steering-Dictatorship-Democracy-ebook/dp/B009UL1WO8 - "Ir a La Habana", by Leonardo Padura: https://www.amazon.ca/Habana-Cr%C3%B3nica-viajes-Havana-Chronicle/dp/6073918933 - "Prime Target": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31186958/ - "White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America", by Joan C. Williams: https://www.amazon.ca/White-Working-Class-Overcoming-Cluelessness/dp/1633693783 - "Atlas of AI", by Kate Crawford: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264630/atlas-of-ai/ // Recording Date: February 9, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to William Woityra about Arctic security. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest: William Woityra is the 2025 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, and a US Coast Guard Captain. https://www.cgai.ca/william_woityra Host: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is CGAI's VP, Ottawa Operations. Recorded 14 Feb 2025 Music Credits: Drew Phillips Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Chris Henderson about the role of the Canadian Coast Guard and what can be done to enhance its efficacy. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guest Bio: Chris Henderson is former Commissioner of the Coast Guard. Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Read Chris' paper: https://www.cgai.ca/a_constabulary_role_for_the_canadian_coast_guard Recorded: 7 Feb 2025 Music credit: Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan interviews Brad Setser about the American global trade deficit, why it matters, and why it makes no sense to blame Canada for it. // For the intro, Kelly and Joe look into Nigerian oil refining and growing energy nationalism in Scandinavia. // Guest Bio: - Brad W. Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations // 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: - "Salt: A World History", by Mark Kurlansky: https://www.amazon.ca/Salt-World-History-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0142001619 // Interview recording Date: February 4, 2025 // 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 Louise Blais, Fen Hampson and Tim Sargent about Canada-US relations as we face a trade war of tariffs and counter-tariffs. // Participants' bios - Louise Blais is a career diplomat who served as our Consul General to Atlanta and as Ambassador to the United Nations - Fen Hampson is a prolific author and editor of 48 books, and is Chancellor’s Professor of International Relations at Carlton University - Tim Sargent is Senior Fellow and Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald Laurier Institue. He previously 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 // // Reading Recommendations: - "Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World", by Richard Cockett: https://www.amazon.ca/Vienna-Ideas-Created-Modern-World/dp/0300266537 - "The Myth of the Strong Leader: Political Leadership in the Modern Age", by Archie Brown: https://www.amazon.ca/Myth-Strong-Leader-Political-Leadership/dp/0465027660 - "John Anderson: Conversations": https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/john-anderson-conversations/id1370741457 // Recording Date: February 3, 2025.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to Robyn Hynes about the latest issues in personnel policy. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding Guest bio: Robyn Hynes is the interim DND/CAF Ombudsperson – https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/information-about-office/ombudsman.html Host bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is the Vice President, Ottawa Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute –https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Lantoine What Robyn is reading: The Pivot Year by Brianna Wiest – https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-pivot-year/9781949759624.html Resources: Military Benefits Browser: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/education-information/caf-members/compensation-benefits/mbb.html DND/CAF Ombudsperson Reports: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics.html 2025 Report on Language and Cultural Advisors: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/standing-together-lcas.html Recorded January 28, 2025. Music by Drew Philipps. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine