On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Jeremy Kinsman and John Negroponte to discuss the ongoing change in our geopolitical landscape and what it means for Canada.

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Participants' bios

- Jeremy Kinsman served as the High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to Russia, the European Union and Italy. He continues to speak and write on foreign affairs in Policy Magazine, and you can hear him on the CIC’s Red Passport together with Louise Blais and Peter Donolo.

- John Negroponte is the Vice Chairman at McLarty Associates. He served at the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Nations and Iraq. He served as Director for Vietnam under President Nixon, Deputy National Security Advisor under President Reagan, Deputy Secretary of State under President Clinton and Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush.

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Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

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Reading Recommendations:

- "The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank Wisner" by Douglas Waller

- "Daikon" by Samuel Hawley

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: August 22, 2025

Release date:

September 02, 2025