On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, host Colin Robertson looks at the aftermath of the biennial NATO Leaders' Summit in Warsaw, Poland. Join Colin for a discussion with two experts on the issue - Julian Lindley-French, and Chris Westdal - as they look to identify the meaning and repercussions of this most recent summit moving forward.

Is NATO provoking a new Cold-War? Did Canada and Justin Trudeau prove 'Canada is Back' with NATO? What is the use of NATO's tripwire force installed in the Baltic States? All this and more are discussed on this weeks episode of 'The Global Exchange'.

Bios:

Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP.

Chris Westdal - Chris Westdal was Canada’s Ambassador to Ireland, Russia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, the UN and the Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Ukraine, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Bangladesh and Burma.

Julian Lindley-French - NATO expert, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and Vice-President of the Atlantic Treaty Association.

Related Links:

Julian Lindley-French - "NATO: The Enduring Alliance 2016 [PDF]" (http://atahq.org/2016/06/nato-the-enduring-alliance-2016/fwpn-jlf-nea-2016-final-230616/)

Julian Lindley-French - "The Warsaw Summit and the NATO Christmas Tree" (http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64052)

Chris Westdal - "Trudeau in NATOLand" (https://www.hilltimes.com/2016/07/08/trudeau-in-natoland/73245)

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Produced by Jared Maltais and Meaghan Hobman. Music credits to Drew Phillips.