The CGAI Podcast Network

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks about the recent Halifax International Security Forum with Ian Brodie, Darrell Bricker, and Luiza Savage. // Participants' bios - Darrell Bricker is Chief Executive Officer at Ipsos Public Affairs - Ian Brodie is CGAI Progam Director. professor at the University of Calgary and a member of a Halifax Security Forum planning committee - Luiza Savage is a CGAI Fellow and Executive Editor for growth at POLITICO // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading/Streaming Recommendations: - "#2221 - JD Vance", The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2221-jd-vance/id360084272?i=1000675238352 - "Paris 1944", by Patrick Bishop: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Paris-1944/Patrick-Bishop/9781639367030 - "The Russo-Ukrainian War", by Serhii Plokhy: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324051190 // Recording Date: November 29, 2024.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to LGen Eric Kenny, VAdm Angus Topshee, and LGen Michael Wright about what the future of the Air Force, Navy, and Army looks like in a post-ONSAF world and with 2 per cent of GDP on defence spending. LGen Eric Kenny is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. VAdm Angus Topshee is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy LGen Michael Wright is the Commander of the Canadian Army. This episode is a recording from our Procurement conference, which took place on November 25, 2024 in Ottawa. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding Music Credits to Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Max Bergmann and Cy McGready about their recent report, "Power Plays: Europe’s Response to the Energy Crisis", which can be found here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/power-plays // For the intro, Kelly and Joe discuss the ongoing negotiations between Canada and the United States about the Trump tariff threat and the prospect of Indonesian nuclear energy. // Guest Bio: - Max Bergmann is the director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies - Cy McGready is a fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies // 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: - "To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power", by Sergey Radchenko: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/to-run-the-world/to-run-the-world/2E6C55152B5325189728E1B1A0DB517A - "The Myth of Sisyphus", by Albert Camus: https://www.amazon.ca/Myth-Sisyphus-Albert-Camus/dp/0525564454 // Interview recording Date: October 10, 2024 // 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 Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to The Hon. Bill Blair about reaching 2 per cent of GDP on defence spending, and what procurement reforms are needed to do so. This episode is a recording from our Procurement conference, which took place on November 25, 2024 in Ottawa. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. The Hon. Bill Blair is the Minister of National Defence David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Music Credits: Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Dan Ujczo about President Elect Trump's plans to hit all goods imports from Canada (including energy) with 25% tariffs, how Trump would go about doing so, and the implications of Canadian policy and trade negotiations into the future. // Guest Bio: - Dan Ujczo is a senior counsel in the International Trade and Transportation practice groups at Thompson Hine LLP // 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: - "No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers", by Robert Lighthizer: https://www.amazon.ca/No-Trade-Free-Changing-Americas/dp/0063282135 - "Basketball's Amoeba Defense: A Complete Multiple System", by Fran Webster: https://www.amazon.ca/Basketballs-Amoeba-Defense-Complete-Multiple/dp/0130691399 // Interview recording Date: November 27, 2024 // 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 Derek Burney and Robert Zoellick about managing the North American relationship under Donald Trump. // Participants' bios - Derek Burney is a former diplomat with assignments including ambassador to Korea and the United States. He served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the negotiation of the Canada-US FTA and he was our ambassador in Washington during the negotiation of the NAFTA. - Robert Zoellick is senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Heserved in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W Bush His positions included that of United States Trade Representative, Counsellor, Undersecretary and then Deputy Secretary of State, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the president. He later became President of the World Bank. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind", by Tulsi Gabbard: https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Country-left-Democratic-Party-ebook/dp/B0BV1CK6TV - "The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free", by Pete Hegseth: https://www.amazon.ca/War-Warriors-Behind-Betrayal-Keep/dp/0063389428 - "Reagan: His Life and Legend", by Max Boot: https://www.amazon.ca/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 - "The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918", by Nick Lloyd: https://www.amazon.ca/Eastern-Front-History-Great-1914-1918/dp/1324092718 // Recording Date: November 27, 2024.

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Canada's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Hon. Bob Rae. // Participants' bios - Bob Rae was elected to the House of Commons in 1978 and would be elected ten more times to either the national or Ontario parliaments. He served as Ontario's 21st Premier from 1990 to 1995 and as Interim Federal Leader of the Liberal Party from 2011- 2013. He took up his appointment as Canadian ambassador to the United Nations in 2020. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - Books by Barbara Tuchman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31515/barbara-w-tuchman/ // Recording Date: November 1, 2024.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry talks to Commodore Matthew Coates, about the deployment of HMCS Charlottetown in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of a NATO Task Force. This episode is part of a series of activities underlining NATO’s contribution to collective security, 75 years after its creation. This series is made possible thanks to the support of a NATO Public Diplomacy Co-Sponsorship Grant. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Commodore Matthew Coates is the Commander of the NATO Maritime Group Two. Dr. David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Recording date: November 22, 2024 Music by Drew Phillips. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Andrew Rasiulis, Witold Dzielski and Darius Skusevičius about the ongoing war in Ukraine and its implications for Eastern Europe after the election of Donald Trump. // Participants' bios - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow and former longtime civil servant in the Department of National Defence - Witold Dzielski is the Ambassador of Poland to Canada - Darius Skusevičius is the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Read & Watch: - "Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna", by Adam Zamoyski: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rites-of-peace-the-fall-of-napoleon-and-the-congress-of-vienna-adam-zamoyski - "The Witness and the Body in Auschwitz: Early Literary Accounts of the Camp Experience", by Bożena Karwowska: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666916935/The-Witness-and-the-Body-in-Auschwitz-Early-Literary-Accounts-of-the-Camp-Experience // Recording Date: November 15, 2024.

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from a panel focusing on the outlook for energy policy in the United States following the election of Donald Trump and how these could impact Canada. // Guest Bio: - Kasha Piquette is a former Deputy Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, as well as former Associate Deputy Minister of the Sustainability, Emissions Reductions and Innovation Secretariat Executive Council at the Government of Alberta - CGAI Fellow Rory Johnston is a Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, and a lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy - CGAI Fellow Ellen Wald President of Transversal Consulting, and Co-Founder of Washington Ivy Advisors and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center - CGAI Fellow Eric Miller is President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a consultancy that advises private and public sector clients on trade, energy, and business matters // 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 // Book Recommendations: - "Elon Musk" by Walter Isaacson: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Elon-Musk/Walter-Isaacson/9781982181284 - "The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives" by Ernest Scheyder: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-War-Below/Ernest-Scheyder/9781668011805 - "The Familiar", by Laigh Bardugo: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/the-familiar/ - "The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War", by Tim Cook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/738542/the-good-allies-by-tim-cook/9780735248205 - "All the Beauty in the World", by Patrick Bringley: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-the-Beauty-in-the-World/Patrick-Bringley/9781982163310 - "The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada", by John Ibbitson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/711008/the-duel-by-john-ibbitson/9780771003264 - "Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment", by Jason Schreier: https://www.amazon.ca/Play-Nice-Future-Blizzard-Entertainment/dp/1538725428 - "Saudi, Inc.", by Ellen R Wald: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Saudi-Inc/Ellen-R-Wald/9781643132259 // Interview recording Date: November 13, 2024 // 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.