On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we continue our conversation on the topic of NATO, in coordination with our recent NATO paper series at www.cgai.ca/nato_series. On this episode, Colin speaks with Ian Brodie, a former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the economic dimension of the NATO alliance.

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.

- Ian Brodie - Ian Brodie is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Military, Strategic and Security Studies at the University of Calgary and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. From 2006 to 2008, he was chief of staff to the prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.

Related Links:

- “ NATO’s Challenge: The Economic Dimension” by Ian Brodie (http://www.cgai.ca/nato_series) [part of CGAI's NATO Series]

- "Growing the Defence Budget: What Would Two Percent of GDP Look Like?" by J. Craig Stone (www.cgai.ca/growing_the_defence…nt_of_gdp_look_like) [CGAI Policy Update]

- "NATO: Countering Strategic Maskirovka" by Julian Lindley-French (www.cgai.ca/nato_countering_strategic_maskirovka) [CGAI Policy Paper]

Recommended Books:

Ian Brodie - "Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham - Eight Minutes of Gunfire That" by D. Peter Mcleod (https://www.amazon.ca/Northern-Armageddon-Abraham-Minutes-Gunfire/dp/1553653157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508784676&sr=8-1&keywords=northern+armageddon)

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