On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Gordon Venner and Jon Allen to discuss what is happening in the Middle East – Iran, Israel, Palestine - and its implications for Canada.

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Participants' bios:

- Gordon Venner is former Ambassador to Iran and Associate Deputy Minister of Defence.

- Jon Allen is former Ambassador to Israel and Spain, and a Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History at the University of Toronto.

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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:

- "Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump" by Peter Slevin

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Release date:

June 01, 2026