On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Mark Norman, Vincent Rigby, Howard Balloch and Paul Meyer to discuss NATO, Carney, Trump and Davos.

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Participants' bios:

- Mark Norman served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.

- Howard Balloch is a career foreign service officer and former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, Mongolia and North Korea.

- Paul Meyer is a fellow in international security and adjunct Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, and a Director of the Canadian Pugwash Group.

- Vincent Rigby is Slater Family Professor of Practice at McGill’s Max Bell School of Public Policy and former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister.

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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:

- "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner

- "Quantum Of Menace" by Vaseem Khan

- "The Mosquito: A Human History Of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy C. Winegard

- "The Restless Wave" by James Stavridis

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: January 23, 2026

Release date:

January 27, 2026