On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Phil Calvert, Nick Etheridge, and Helen Lansdowne to discuss their recent book, "Supervising a Peace that Never Was" Recollections of Canadian Diplomatic Personnel in Indochina, 1954-1973": https://www.uvic.ca/research/centres/capi/assets/docs/books/supervising-a-peace-that-never-was.pdf.

You can find a short paper on the book on CGAI;s website: https://www.cgai.ca/international_control_commissions_canadian_diplomatic_pioneers_in_southeast_asia

And a review of the book by Colin in Policy Magazine: https://www.policymagazine.ca/the-quiet-canadians-stories-from-two-decades-of-diplomacy-in-indochina/

Participants' bios

- Phil Calvert is a CGAI Fellow and former Canadian ambassador to Thailand.

- Nick Etheridge served with the International Control Supervisory Commission in both Hanoi and Saigon and later as Canada’s representative to Cambodia and as High Commissioner to Bangladesh

- Helen Lansdowne is the Associate Director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at the University of Victoria

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

- "Kennen: A Life between Worlds", by Frank Costigliola: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691165400/kennan

- "News from Lake Wobegon", by Garrison Keillor: https://www.amazon.com/News-Lake-Wobegon-Garrison-Keillor/dp/1665172533

- "Living with Oil and Coal: Resource Politics and Militarization in Northeast India", by Dolly Kikon: https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295743950/living-with-oil-and-coal/

- "Extraordinary Attorney Woo": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20869502/

Recording Date: January 31, 2023.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Scott Stevenson speaks to Karl McQuillam, Neil O'Rourke, and Jason Robbins about the necessary infrastructure projects to advance NORAD Modernization.

this episode is a recording from our latest NORAD Modernization Conference, which took place on October 18, 2023 in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of CGAI’s Strategic Sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics Canada, Irving Shipbuilding and Hanwha Defence; our Gold Sponsor Raytheon Technologies; our Silver Sponsors AECOM, Amazon Web Services, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

Guest bios

Karl McQuillam is Vice President of Operations at Defence Construction Canada.

Neil O'Rourke is Director General, Integrated Technical Services with the Canadian Coast Guard

Jason Robbins is Principal Architect for Defence and Federal Projects at AECOM.

Host bio

Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – www.cgai.ca/david_perry

Scott Stevenson is a senior mentor with the National Security Program at the Canadian Forces College.

Recording Date: 18 Oct 2023

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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Gregory Brew about the growing tensions between the US and Iran in the Middle East, the thinking from Tehran, and how it relates to international energy.

Guest Bio:

- Greg Brew is a CGAI Fellow and an analyst with Eurasia Group's Energy, Climate & Resources team focusing on the geopolitics of oil and gas. In addition, he serves as Eurasia Group's country analyst for Iran.

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare", by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=35571&local_ref=new

Interview recording Date: February 14, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson discusses the importance of strategy for the world, growing threats to the rules-based order, and Canada's place in the world with Hal Brands.

You can find "The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age", edited by Dr. Brands, here: https://www.amazon.ca/New-Makers-Modern-Strategy-Ancient/dp/0691204381

Participants' bios

- Dr. Hal Brands is Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

- "The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky", by Simon Shuster: https://www.amazon.ca/Fight-Here-Volodymyr-Zelensky-Ukraine/dp/0063307421

Recording Date: January 29, 2023.

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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Kevin Budning about the importance of connected battle space for militaries. Then, he speaks with MGen Jamie Speiser-Blanchet about the impact of NORAD modernization for the RCAF.

The first part of this episode is a Triple Helix edition of Defence Deconstructed.

The second part of this episode is a recording from our latest NORAD Modernization Conference, which took place on October 18, 2023 in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of CGAI’s Strategic Sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics Canada, Irving Shipbuilding and Hanwha Defence; our Gold Sponsor Raytheon Technologies; our Silver Sponsors AECOM, Amazon Web Services, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

Guests bios:

Kevin Budning is a PhD Candidate at Carleton University

Major General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet is the Deputy Commander of the RCAF.

Host bio

Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – www.cgai.ca/david_perry

Recording Date: 9 Feb 2024 & 18 Oct 2023

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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Ilia Bouchouev about the leading role of futures trading in the oil market, and what it means for energy security. He is also the author of a recently released book on the topic, "Virtual Barrels: Quantitative Trading in the Oil Market", which you can find here: https://www.amazon.ca/Virtual-Barrels-Quantitative-Trading-Market/dp/3031361504

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan provide an update on the Nord Stream pipeline issue and the role of Brazil's PetroBras in global oil.

Guest Bio:

- Dr. Ilia Bouchouev is the former President of Koch Global Partners and an adjunct Professor at New York University

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "Machine Learning: An Applied Mathematics Introduction", by Paul Wilmott: https://www.amazon.ca/Machine-Learning-Applied-Mathematics-Introduction/dp/1916081606

- "The Wisdom of Crowds", by James Surowiecki: https://www.amazon.ca/Wisdom-Crowds-James-Surowiecki/dp/0385721706

Interview recording Date: February 5, 2023

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On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by John Gruetzner, Vina Nadjibulla, Stephen Nagy, and Hugh Stephens to discuss the Taiwanese election and its implications for Asia.

Participants' bios

- John Gruetzner worked in the private sector living in China and Asia for most of his career. He is also the co-founder of Intercedent

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

- Stephen Nagy is a senior associate professor at the International Christian University, Tokyo.

- Hugh Stephens is a former diplomat and Vice Chair of the Canadian Committee on Pacific Economic Cooperation, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Executive Fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

- "The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline", by Yasheng Huang Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.ca/Rise-Fall-EAST-Autocracy-Technology/dp/0300266367

- "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", by Wade Davis: https://www.amazon.com/Wayfinders-Ancient-Wisdom-Matters-Lecture/dp/0887847668

- "Why Bharat MAtters", by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: https://www.amazon.ca/Bharat-Matters-S-Jaishankar/dp/9357027602

- "Translating China", CSIS: https://www.csis.org/programs/freeman-chair-china-studies/translating-china

- "Reading the China Dream", by David Ownby: https://www.readingthechinadream.com/

Recording Date: January 22, 2023.

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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Brigadier-General Hawthorne provides a scene setter of the threats to North America. Then, Peter Bates speaks to Doug Berenson, Jim Ferguson, and Tom Karako about the strategic considerations for NORAD modernization.

This episode is a recording from our latest NORAD Modernization Conference, which took place on October 18, 2023 in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of CGAI’s Strategic Sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics Canada, Irving Shipbuilding and Hanwha Defence; our Gold Sponsor Raytheon Technologies; our Silver Sponsors AECOM, Amazon Web Services, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

Guests bios:

BGen Hawthorne is Deputy Director Strategy, Policy and Plans for NORAD-USNORTHCOM.

Doug Berenson is Managing Director at Oliver Wyman Aerospace & Defense – https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-culture/our-people/doug-berenson.html

Jim Ferguson is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/james_fergusson

Tom Karako is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies – https://www.csis.org/people/tom-karako

Host bio

Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – www.cgai.ca/david_perry

Peter Bates is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/peter_g_bates

Recording Date: 18 Oct 2023

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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Ellen Wald about the role played by Saudi Arabia amid the conflict between the United States, Israel, Iran, and the Houthis.

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan talk about the real world impacts of the Red Sea violence on oil prices and the Biden Administration's decision to pause approvals for LNG export facilities.

Guest Bio:

- Ellen Wald is a CGAI Fellow and the author of Saudi Inc., a history of Saudi Aramco: https://www.amazon.ca/Saudi-Inc-Arabian-Kingdoms-Pursuit/dp/168177660X

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Joe Calnan is a Fellow and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "Steam Train, Dream Train", by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld: https://www.amazon.ca/Steam-Train-Sherri-Duskey-Rinker/dp/1452109206

- "You Have a Friend in 10A", by Maggie Shipstead: https://www.amazon.ca/You-Have-Friend-10A-Stories/dp/0525656995

- "Wind Power Economics: Rhetoric & Reality", by Gordon Hughes: https://ref.org.uk/Files/performance-wind-power-dk.pdf

Interview recording Date: January 30, 2023

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for this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson moderates a panel of prominent experts on Canada-U.S. relations on the mood of Americans during the 2024 Presidential Primaries, and what it could mean for Canada's relationship with the United States.

Participants' bios

- Bruce Stokes is a visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and senior editor of the 2022 Transatlantic Trends Surve

- David MacNaughton is the Canadian President of Palantir Technologies, a data analytics and software firm based in Denver, Colorado. Prior to this appointment, he was Canada’s 24th Ambassador to the United States for three and a half years.

- Gary Doer was the 23rd Canadian Ambassador to the United States and former Premier of Manitoba.

- Louise Blais is a senior special advisor to the Business Council of Canada. Louise was Canada’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2017-2021.

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

- "The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman", by Gerald Friesen: https://www.amazon.ca/Honourable-John-Norquay-Indigenous-Statesman/dp/1772840580

- "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine", by David H. Petraeus: https://www.amazon.ca/Conflict-Evolution-Warfare-1945-Ukraine-ebook/dp/B0BSFRDD7F

- "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty", by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson: https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity/dp/0307719227

- "Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies", from The Great Courses: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/before-1776-life-in-the-american-colonies

Recording Date: January 25, 2023.