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On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson is joined by Jonathan Manthorpe to discuss his latest book, Restoring Democracy in an Age of Populists and Pestilence.

Participant bio:

- Jonathan Manthorpe is a journalist, foreign correspondent, and author of three books on global affairs. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/jonathan-manthorpe

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Links:

- Jonathan Manthorpe, Restoring Democracy in an Age of Populists and Pestilence (Toronto: Cormorant Books, 2020): https://www.cormorantbooks.com/restoring-democracy

Recommended Readings:

- Graham Allison, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? (Boston: Mariner Books, 2019) https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Destined-for-War/9781328915382

The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts! If you like our content and would like to support our podcasts, please check out our donation page www.cgai.ca/support.

Recording Date: 20 August 2020.

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry speaks to Canadian Joint Operations Command's BGen David Anderson and Dr. Michael Roi about how the Canadian Armed Forces are adapting their operations in a new defence and security environment.

Participant Bios:

- Brigadier-General David J. Anderson is the Chief of Staff Readiness of the Canadian Joint Operations Command.

- Dr. Michael L. Roi is a Senior Strategic Analyst at the Canadian Joint Operations Command.

Host Bio:



- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Recommended Readings:

- Jonathan Ward, China's Vision of Victory: https://www.amazon.ca/Chinas-Vision-Victory-Jonathan-Ward/dp/0578438100

- Christopher Moore, The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal: https://www.chrismoore.com/books/lamb/

Recording Date: 28 Aug 2020

Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson is joined by outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Anne Kari Ovind, to discuss her time in Canada, Arctic alliances, indigenous peoples and reconciliation, and multilateralism

Participant Bio:

- Anne Kari H. Ovind became ambassador of Norway to Canada in January 2016, after 20 years of experience in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Recommended Reading:

- The saga of Knut Hansen Nesje by Edvard Hoem (English translation to come) https://booksfromnorway.com/books/445-a-land-no-one-has-seen

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Recording Date: 10 August 2020.

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we feature a discussion with Colonel Jérôme Lacroix-Leclair, the French Defence Attaché to Canada, about the impact of the pandemic on France's defence affairs, and his experience in Canada.

Participant Bios:

- Colonel Jérôme Lacroix-Leclair: France's defence attaché to Canada.

Host Bio:



- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

Recording Date: 19 Aug 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 31st episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve discuss Israel & the UAE, the US's Iran stance at the UN and the election in Belarus. We have an emerging scholar interview this week with Maj. Shaun D’Souza [22:00], discussing his paper “The Impact of Sino-Russian Collaboration on Arctic Governance.” which was short-listed for JCSP 46, the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal in recognition of commitment and excellence in military writing as displayed by a student on the Joint Command and Staff Programme. Our feature interview guest is Whitney Lackenbauer [30:30], Network Lead of North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network. This week’s RnR segment [55:15], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with Baking!

Nigella Lawson: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/20/nigella-lawson-iphone-app-recipe

King Arthur Baking: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/

If You Can't Bake it, Fake It? http://saideman.blogspot.com/2020/08/if-you-cant-bake-it-fake-it.html

Find detailed show notes here: https://www.cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm

Participants Bio:

Maj. Shaun D’Souza is the Reliability & Maintainability Program Engineer at Department of National Defence with the Canadian Armed Forces as well as an MA candidate at the Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff Programme (JCSP).

Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer is Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the Study of the Canadian North and Professor in the School for the Study of Canada at Trent University. He is on leave as a Professor in the Department of History at St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo, Ontario, where he remains co-director of the Centre for Foreign Policy and Federalism. He is Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He is also a Fellow with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary History at the University of Toronto; the Arctic Institute of North America; the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary; and an adjunct professor with the Mulroney Institute for Government at St. Francis Xavier University. Whitney specializes in Arctic security, sovereignty and governance issues, modern Canadian military and diplomatic history, and Aboriginal-state relations.

Links: https://www.naadsn.ca/

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson is joined by outgoing Irish Ambassador Jim Kelly, to discuss his time in Canada, Brexit, multilateralism, and the future of diplomacy.

Participant Bio:

- Jim Kelly became ambassador of Ireland to Canada in August 2016. He is now leaving Ottawa to serve as Irish Ambassador to the United Nations, as the country will enter its mandate as a member of the Security Council.

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Recommended Reading:

- Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/215731/our-man-by-george-packer/)

- The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New American by George Packer (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374534608)

- The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro (https://www.robertcaro.com/the-books/)

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Recording Date: 5 August 2020.

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Produced by Charlotte DUval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, host David Perry talks to Commander Lars Johst, Germany's Defence Attaché to Canada. They discuss Germany's strategic outlook, security cooperation between NATO and the E.U., and the disruptive impact of COVID-19.

Participant Bio:

- Commander Lars Johst is a member of the German Navy and the Defence Attaché of Germany to Canada.

Host Bio:



- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Commander Johst's vacation read:

- The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BP9/rivers-of-london

Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and today’s episode is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

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Recording Date: 7 Aug 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson is joined by Ambassador Tom Pickering and former U.S. official Atman Trivedi to discuss their latest piece in Foreign Affairs: "The International Order Did Not Fail the Pandemic Alone."

Participants bios:

- Tom Pickering is a career ambassador who has represented the U.S. abroad for 40 years and last served the U.S. government as under secretary of state for political affairs. https://www.brookings.edu/experts/thomas-pickering/

- Atman Trivedi is the Managing Director of Hills & Company, an adjunct fellow of the Pacific Council, and is a former official at the U.S. Department of Commerce. https://www.pacificcouncil.org/about/network/profile/atman-m-trivedi

Host Bio:

- Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Links:

- Pickering & Trivedi, "The International Order Did Not Fail the Pandemic Alone," Foreign Affairs, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2020-05-14/international-order-didnt-fail-pandemic-alone

Recommended Readings:

- William Burns, The Back Channel, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561709/the-back-channel-by-william-j-burns/

- Susan Rice, Tough Love, https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Tough-Love/Susan-Rice/9781501189975

The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts! If you like our content and would like to support our podcasts, please check out our donation page www.cgai.ca/support.

Recording Date: 28 May 2020.

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, host David Perry talks to Brigadier-General Fritz Urbach, the first Defence Attaché of the E.U. to Canada and the U.S. They discuss his role, and how Canada and the E.U. can improve their security cooperation in complement to their commitment to NATO.

Participant Bio:

- General Urbach is a member of the Bundeswehr, the German Defence Forces and was appointed to the position of E.U.'s Defence Attaché to Canada and the U.S. in 2020.

Host Bio:



- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and today’s episode is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

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Recording Date: 21 July 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 30th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and our guest co-host, Alvine Nintai discuss her time as CDSN’s first official staff member, the retirement of announcement of General Jon Vance, and troop reduction in Iraq and Germany. We have an emerging scholar interview this week with Maj T.J. Kelley [24:00], discussing his paper “Correlation of Military Trade with Selection of General and Flag Officers.” which was short-listed for JCSP 46, the Brigadier-General George Bell Medal in recognition of commitment and excellence in military writing as displayed by a student on the Joint Command and Staff Programme. Our feature interview guests are Justin Massie & Stéfanie von Hlatky [34:30], Co-directors of Réseau d'analyse stratégique. This week’s RnR segment [54:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions. This week’s RnR picks: 1. Caitlin Talmadge’s The Dictator's Army 2. Star Wars Rebels; 3. Eurovision

Find detailed show notes here: https://www.cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm

Guest Biographies:

Alvine Nintai is a Ph.D.Student in International Affairs at Carleton University. Her research focuses on international cooperation with an emphasis on economic institutions.

Maj T.J. Kelley is the Deputy Commanding Officer, Mapping and Charting Establishment with the Canadian Armed Forces as well as an MA candidate at the Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff Programme (JCSP).

Justin Massie is Associate Professor of political science at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Co-Director of the Network for Strategic Analysis. His research focuses on the global power transition, multinational military coalitions, and Canadian foreign and defence policy.

Stéfanie von Hlatky is an associate professor of political studies at Queen’s University and Director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Stéfanie von Hlatky is the founder of Women in International Security-Canada, the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel at the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment and the co-host of the security and defence podcast Battle Rhythm.