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On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we feature a conversation with Brian Kingston and Michael McAdoo on the topic of a recent piece they published in the Financial Times, “Get ready for the U.S.-China sideswipe: Phase one trade truce could be devastating for Canadian exporters.”

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Bios:

- Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.



- Brian Kingston: CGAI fellow and Business Council of Canada Vice President, International Trade and Fiscal Issues.

- Michael McAdoo: Boston Consulting Group Montreal-based partner, and co-leads worldwide trade and investment practice for the firm.

Recommended Readings:

- "The Plain in Flames” by Juan Rulfo (https://www.amazon.ca/Plain-Flames-Juan-Rulfo/dp/0292743858)

- "Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” by Safi Bahcall (https://www.amazon.ca/Loonshots-Nurture-Diseases-Transform-Industries/dp/125018596)

- "LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media” by P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking (https://www.amazon.ca/LikeWar-Weaponization-P-W-Singer/dp/1328695743)

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"Get ready for the U.S.-China sideswipe: Phase one trade truce could be devastating for Canadian exporters” [Financial Post opinion piece] (https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/get-ready-for-the-u-s-china-sideswipe-phase-one-trade-truce-could-be-devastating-for-canadian-exporters)

Recording Date: February 27, 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we are rebroadcasting a recording of the “Selling Canadian Defence and Security Abroad” panel with moderator Dave Perry and featuring Lorna Prosper, Nicolas Todd, Greg Peterson, Jay Johnson, and Michael Petric, from our 10 Mar. 2020 3rd Annual Canada’s State of Trade Conference.

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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Bios:


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


- Lorna Prosper: Senior Director, USA Operations, for the Canadian Commercial Corporation.


- Nicolas Todd: Vice President, Policy, Communications & Government Relations at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).


- Greg Peterson: Assistant Chief Statistician responsible for the Economic Statistics Field at Statistics Canada.

- Jay Johnson: Lockheed Martin Canada RMS Director, Contracts and Industrial Development.


- Michael Petric: Head of Avascent’s Ottawa office.

Related Links:
- “3rd Annual Canada’s State of Trade Conference” [Conference Program] (https://www.cgai.ca/3rd_annual_canadas_state_of_trade_conference)

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we feature a conversation with Dr. Joseph Nye about his new book, “Do Morals Matter?”, in the context of U.S. presidents and their foreign policy.

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Bios:


- Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.


- Dr. Joseph Nye: Harvard University Professor and author of "Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump."

Recommended Readings:


- "The Dangers of Westlessness" by Joseph S. Nye (https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/the-dangers-of-westlessness/)

- "Do Morals Matter?: Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump” by Joseph S. Nye (https://www.amazon.ca/Do-Morals-Matter-Presidents-Foreign/dp/0190935960)

- “Bound To Lead: The Changing Nature Of American Power” by Joseph S. Nye (https://www.amazon.ca/Bound-Lead-Changing-Nature-American/dp/0465007449)

- “Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt” by Arthur C. Brooks (https://www.amazon.ca/Love-Your-Enemies-America-Contempt/dp/0062883755)

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"Disruptors of the 2020s: The Coming Global Disorder” [Global Exchange Podcast] (https://www.cgai.ca/disruptors_of_the_2020s_the_coming_global_disorder)

Recording Date: February 27, 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we talked with Jonathan D. Caverley about proliferation policies and the United States’ arms industry.

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Bios:


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


- Jonathan D. Caverley: Professor of Strategic and Operational Research at the United States Naval War College, as well as a research scientist in Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Recommended Readings:

- “A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book” by John Barton (https://www.amazon.ca/History-Bible-Story-Worlds-Influential/dp/0525428771)

Related Links:


- “Arms for Influence” [event] (https://uocal.uottawa.ca/en/node/24753)

- “Another Way to Buy Frigates” by Ian Mack [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/another_way_to_buy_frigates)

Recording Date: 30 January 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In this 19th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve discuss the Coronavirus as a security problem, Turkey invoking Article 4 (again), trepidation about the U.S. – Taliban deal and upcoming events. Our Capstone Preview features Emerging Scholar Rachel Babins [21:45], a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at a major Canadian bank, who presented her paper at the last Defence and Security Foresight Group Conference. Our Feature Interview this week is with WIIS – France’s President, Johanna Möhring and WIIS – Canada’s Vice-Chair, Gaëlle Rivard Piché [27:30] This week’s Peeve is on hiatus as we provide more info on our upcoming Summer Institute.

Battle Rhythm is part of the CGAI Podcast Network, a partner of the CDSN-RCDS, © 2020, all rights reserved. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts!

Host Biographies:

-Stéfanie von Hlatky: Associate Professor of political studies at Queen’s University and the former Director of the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Her research focuses on NATO, armed forces, military interventions, and defence policy. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

-Stephen M. Saideman: Paterson Chair in International Affairs, as well as Director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network – Réseau Canadien Sur La Défense et la Sécurité, and Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Related Links:

- CDSN-RCDS (www.cdsn-rcds.com/)

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we are rebroadcasting the armchair discussion between Colin Robertson and Peter W. Singer during the Calgary Speaker Dinner, "The Weaponization of Social Media."

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Bios:

- Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- Peter W. Singer: is a Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America. He has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the U.S.’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people on defence issues, by Foreign Policy to their Top 100 Global Thinkers List, and as an official “Mad Scientist” for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. His past work includes serving at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Harvard University, an editor at Popular Science magazine, and as the founding director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings. Peter’s award-winning books include Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know, Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War and his latest book LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media.

Recommended Readings:

"LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media" by P. W. Singer (https://www.amazon.ca/LikeWar-Weaponization-P-W-Singer/dp/1328695743)

Related Links:

"Why Social Media Is the New Weapon in Modern Warfare" (https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/singer-weaponization-social-media/)

"Communications and the Integrity of Elections" [Policy Perspective](https://www.cgai.ca/communications_and_the_integrity_of_elections)

"Communications and the Integrity of Elections" [Policy Perspective](https://www.cgai.ca/communications_and_the_integrity_of_elections)

"Bots, trolls, and defending our elections" [Global Exchange Podcast] (https://www.cgai.ca/bots_trolls_and_defending_our_elections)

Recording Date: February 26, 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we are rebroadcasting a recording of the “Modernizing Continental Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance” panel with moderator Mike Day and featuring Charity Weeden, BGen Colin Keiver, Patrick Thauberger, and Lt-Cmdre Michael Bielby from our 29 Jan. 2019 Modernizing North American Defence conference.

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). This conference was made possible by the MINDS program from the Department of National Defence.

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Bios:

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

- LGen (ret’d) D. Michael Day: CGAI fellow, former Operator within Canada’s Counter Terrorist and Special Forces community commanding both Joint Task Force Two (JTF 2), Canada’s Special Operations Forces Command as well as a variety of other command assignments.

- Charity Weeden: President and co-founder of Lquinox Consulting LLC and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- BGen Colin Keiver: Director, Air Force Development for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

- Patrick Thauberger: Business Development (Airborne Systems) for General Dynamics Mission Systems.

- Lt-Cmdre Michael Bielby: Continental Control & Surveillance for Canadian Joint Operation Command.

Related Links:

- “Modernizing North American Defence” [Conference Program] (https://www.cgai.ca/modernization_of_north_american_defence)

- “Aging Norad warning system can’t detect Russian bombers in time, Canadian officer warns” [Canadian Press article] (https://globalnews.ca/news/6480258/norad-system-russian-bombers-outdated/)

- “Discussing Canada's New Space Policy with Charity Weeden” [CGAI Podcast] (https://www.cgai.ca/discussing_canadas_new_space_policy_with_charity_weeden)

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we are rebroadcasting the panel discussion from the Embassy of Japan/CGAI Roundtable: "Security for Japan: Foreign Policy Challenges on the Korean Peninsula” on 12 February 2020. The panel was moderated by Sarah Goldfeder and featured a discussion between Marius Grinius, Professor Junya Nishino, and Dr. Elliot Tepper.

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Bios:

- Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- Marius Grinius: CGAI fellow, Former Canadian Ambassador to South and North Korea

- Professor Junya Nishino: Professor of International Relations and Korean Policy, Keio University

- Dr. Elliot Tepper: Senior Fellow, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

- Sarah Goldfeder: CGAI Fellow, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

Recording Date: February 12, 2020

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we are rebroadcasting a recording of the “Defending North America Against Missiles” panel with moderator Sarah Goldfeder and featuring Ian Williams, Dr. James Fergusson, David Crist, and Brant Dayley from our 29 Jan. 2019 Modernizing North American Defence conference.

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). This conference was made possible by the MINDS program from the Department of National Defence.

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Bios:

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

- Sarah Goldfeder: CGAI fellow, and Principal at the Earnscliffe Strategy Group in Ottawa.

- Ian Williams: Fellow in CSIS’s International Security Program and Deputy Director of the Missle Defence Project for CSIS.

- Dr. James Fergusson: CGAI fellow, Professor in the Department of Political Studies, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.

- David Crist: Ballistic Missile Defence Systems Architect for Lockheed Martin.

- Brant Dayley: Director for Customer Capability Assessments & Analysis for Raytheon.

Related Links:

- “Modernizing North American Defence” [Conference Program] (https://www.cgai.ca/modernization_of_north_american_defence)

- “Aging Norad warning system can’t detect Russian bombers in time, Canadian officer warns” [Canadian Press article] (https://globalnews.ca/news/6480258/norad-system-russian-bombers-outdated/)

- “Rediscovering the Cost of Deterrence” by Andrea Charron and James Fergusson [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/rediscovering_the_cost_of_deterrence)

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Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 18th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and our guest co-host this week, Jean-Christophe Boucher, fellow co-director of the CDSN and lead of the Civil – Military Relations theme, discuss NATO in the Middle East, the Munich Security Conference and Macron’s vision for a European nuclear defense strategy. Our Capstone Preview features Emerging Scholar Victoria Tait [24:30], a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at Carleton University, who presented her paper at the last inter-university Seminar on Armed Forces and Society-Canada. Our Feature Interview this week is with Year Ahead guest, Shawn Skelly [33:35] Co-founder of Out in National Security and Commissioner, National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, 2017-2020. This week’s Peeve is on hiatus as Steve is in Japan this week.

Battle Rhythm is part of the CGAI Podcast Network, a partner of the CDSN-RCDS, © 2020, all rights reserved. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts!

Guest Biographies:

-Stéfanie von Hlatky: Associate Professor of political studies at Queen’s University and the former Director of the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Her research focuses on NATO, armed forces, military interventions, and defence policy. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- Jean-Christophe Boucher: an assistant professor and Program Director, Security of State and Resources at the School of Public Policy at University of Calgary. Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- Victoria Tait: currently a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON. Her research focuses broadly on feminist security studies, and her dissertation examines how Women, Peace and Security policy has been framed and implemented within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). She enjoys working directly with Canadian soldiers to identify challenges in the military’s gender culture(s) while creating space for female-identifying soldiers to shape the academic and political narrative of their experience. Additional areas of research interest include gendered analysis of Canadian policy on veterans, feminist research methods and women in terrorist and insurgency organizations. Victoria’s work on gender and security has appeared in publications by the Canadian Defence Academy, Springer Publishing, Sage Research Methods Cases, and the Royal Canadian Military Institute.

- Shawn Skelly: Co-Founder of Out in National Security and served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a Naval Flight Officer, retiring with the rank of Commander. After a period in industry with ITT Exelis, she joined the Obama Administration in 2013, as the first transgender veteran to be appointed by a President of the United States. She first served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at the U.S. Department of Defense, and ultimately as the Director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat at the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2017, President Obama appointed Shawn to serve as a Commissioner on the newly established National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service. Shawn was recognized as one of a group of transgender veterans in the 2017 OUT100.

Related Links:

- CDSN-RCDS (www.cdsn-rcds.com/)