On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with Ian Wereley about the British imperial precedent for energy security issues, and takeaways for our current moment.
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Guest:
- Ian Wereley is an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University's Department of History
- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
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Reading recommendation:
- "Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil", by Timothy Mitchell: https://www.amazon.ca/Carbon-Democracy-Political-Power-Age/dp/1781681163
- "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands", by Kate Beaton: https://www.amazon.ca/Ducks-Two-Years-Oil-Sands/dp/1770462899
- "Oil Culture", by Ross Barrett and Daniel Worden: https://www.amazon.ca/Oil-Culture-Ross-Barrett/dp/0816689741
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Interview recording Date: May 19, 2026
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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.