On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss the interaction of energy and foreign policy in the Trump administration in 2026, including consideration of Iran, India, Russia, China, and Venezuela.

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- Kelly Ogle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is VP, Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Stewart Beck, Vina Nadjibulla, Ted Lipman and Hugh Stephens to discuss Prime Minister Carney's recent visit to China and it's implications for our relationship with China, the Indo-Pacific and Canadian foreign policy going forward.

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Participants' bios:

- Stewart Beck served as Canada’s High Commissioner to India and is the former as President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation.

- Vina Nadjibulla is Vice-President, Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia.

- Ted Lipman is a career foreign service officer with assignments in Beijing, Consul General in Shanghai and as our Ambassador to Korea.

- Hugh Stephens served at Canadian missions in Hong Kong, Beijing, Islamabad and Seoul and as Head of Mission in Taipei.

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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:

- "What Carney’s China Trip Really Signalled" by Vina Nadjibulla

- "Civilizations" by Laurent Binet

- "Apple in China" by Patrick McGee

- "How China Works" by Xiaohuan Lan

- "He Did Not Conquer" by Madelaine Drohan

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: January 20, 2026

Release date:

February 3, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Mike Greenley to discuss the next bound of space exploration, the emerging space economy, Canada's defence space needs and the opportunity to leverage Canadian defence industry in a space context.

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Guest bios:

Mike Greenley is the CEO of MDA Space

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Host bio:

David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

Release date:

30 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rory Johnston about how oil flows are shifting given the political turmoil in Venezuela, Iran, and the U.S.-Europe relationship, and how it impacts Canada.

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Guest Bio:

- Rory Johnston is a CGAI Fellow and Founder of Commodity Context

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Host Bio:

- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendation:

- "Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela", by William Neuman: https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Never-That-They-Worse-ebook/dp/B092T93X6M

- "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety", by Eric Schlosser: https://www.amazon.ca/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788

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Interview recording Date: January 20, 2026

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Kristian Søby Kristensen to discuss the evolution of the relationship between Denmark and the United States from a military and strategic perspective, how that relationship includes Greenland and using this history to situate recent events with President Trump.

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Guest bios:

Kristian Søby Kristensen is the Head of the Strategy and War Studies Program, Royal Danish Defence Institute

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Host bio:

David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

Release date:

23 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rob Huebert and Ron Wallace about their recent chapter in the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics, and considerations for the interests of Russia and the United States in the Arctic.

You can find the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic Policy and Politics here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-03031-3

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Guest Bio:

- Rob Huebert is a CGAI Fellow, Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary, and Director of the Centre for Military Security and Strategic Studies

- Ron Wallace is a CGAI Fellow and expert on Arctic resource development and regulation

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Host Bio:

- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendation:

- "Churchill and Fisher: The titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War", by Barry Gough: https://www.amazon.ca/Churchill-Fisher-titans-Admiralty-fought/dp/1459411366

- "So You Want to Own Greenland?", by Elizabeth Buchanan: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/817239/so-you-want-to-own-greenland-by-elizabeth-buchanan/

- "Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones", by James Clear: https://www.amazon.ca/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299

- "Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker's Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence", by Bob Plamondon: https://www.amazon.ca/Freedom-Fighter-Diefenbakers-Liberties-Independence/dp/1069254509

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Interview recording Date: January 16, 2026

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Frank Graves to discuss the upcoming challenges facing Canada in 2026.

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Participants' bios

Frank Graves is a CGAI Fellow and President and CEO of EKOS Research Associates Inc.

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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:

- "Nihilistic Times: Thinking with Max Weber" by Wendy Brown

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

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Recording Date: January 15, 2026

Release date:

January 19, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Michael Petric to discuss his latest paper, “Opportunities for Canadian Generative AI in the Indo-Pacific”. We examine the opportunities for Canadian AI in the Indo-Pacific, and what both government and industry can do to pursue them.

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Guest bios:

Michael Petric is an Advisor - Defence and Public Procurement at Bondy & Associates and a CGAI Fellow.

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Host bio:

David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Recommended Readings:

- "Opportunities for Canadian Generative AI in the Indo-Pacific" by Michael Petric

- "The Finest Hotel in Kabul" by Lyse Doucet

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Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

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Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll

Release date:

16 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with David Mares about the American intervention in Venezuela, what it means for the Venezuelan people and energy industry, and what would need to happen to build a better future for Venezuelans.

You can find David's book "Resource Nationalism and Energy Policy" here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/resource-nationalism-and-energy-policy/9780231202947/

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Guest Bio:

- David R. Mares is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Institute of the Americas Endowed Chair for Inter-American Affairs Emeritus at the University of California San Diego's Department of Political Science, as well as the Baker Institute Scholar for Latin American Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University

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Host Bio:

- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendation:

- "The Grey Wolf: A Novel", by Louise Penny: https://www.amazon.ca/Grey-Wolf-Novel-Inspector-Gamache-ebook/dp/B0CQHLDW2T

- "The Black Wolf: A Novel", by Louise Penny: https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Wolf-Novel-Inspector-Gamache-ebook/dp/B0DPJ5W41H

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Interview recording Date: January 9, 2026

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.