On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Julian Lindley-French and Lord David Richards about their recent Wilton Park report, The Future War: Strategy and Technology. You can find this report here: https://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/event/future-war-strategy-and-technology-conference/

Participants' bios

- Julian Lindley-French is a CGAI Fellow, Chair of the Alphen Group and director of the Wilton Park the Future of War conferences

- Lord David Richards is a member of the House of Lords and a former General and Chief of the United Kingdom’s Defence Staff. He is president of the Wilton Park the Future of War conferences.

Host bio:

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

Read & Watch:

- "Politics On the Edge", by Rory Stewart: https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Edge-host-podcast-Rest-ebook/dp/B0BXGNMXFK

- "Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme", by Tonie and Valmal Holt: https://www.amazon.com/MAJOR-HOLTS-BATTLEFIELD-GUIDE-SOMME/dp/0850524148

- "The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943", by James Holland: https://www.amazon.ca/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X

- "Blott on the Landscape", by Tom Sharpe: https://www.amazon.ca/Blott-Landscape-Tom-Sharpe/dp/0099435470

- "A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-22", by Henry Kissinger: https://www.amazon.ca/World-Restored-Metternich-Castlereagh-Problems/dp/1626549788

Recording Date: December 4, 2023.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Colonel Christopher Horner about the work of the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre.

This episode is the first one as part of our MINDS Collaborative Network, Triple Helix, which looks into the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in the Canadian Armed Forces. Learn more about our work here: https://www.cgai.ca/triple_helix

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Guest biography

Colonel Horner is the Commanding Officer of the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre.

Host biography

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

What Col Horner is reading:

On Killing Remotely by LCol Wayne Phelps – https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lieutenant-colonel-wayne-phelps-usmc-ret/on-killing-remotely/9780316628273/?lens=little-brown

Recording Date: 30 Nov 2023

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle has a conversation with Daniel Yergin about the post-Ukraine global energy order, and reflections on the lesson from his book, "The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations". You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.ca/New-Map-Energy-Climate-Nations/dp/1594206430

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan chat about the COP28 climate conference and the UAE's position in global affairs.

Guest Bio:

- Daniel Yergin is a Pulitzer Prize winning author and the Vice Chairman of S&P Global

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "Edmund Burke: The First Conservative", by Jesse Norman: https://www.amazon.ca/Edmund-Burke-Jesse-Norman-author/dp/0465062938

- "The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War I", by Steven Ujifusa: https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Ships-Hamburg-Business-Rivalry/dp/0062971875

- "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order", by Kai-Fu Lee: https://www.amazon.ca/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639X

- "The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma", by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar: https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Wave-Technology-Twenty-first-Centurys/dp/0593593952

Interview recording Date: December 6, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Goldy Hyder and Jeff Nankivell to discuss the status of Canada's Indo Pacific Strategy one year on.

Participants' bios

- Goldy Hyder is the President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada

- Jeff Nankivell is the President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Host bio:

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

Read & Watch:

- "Flashman: A Novel", by George MacDonald Fraser: https://www.amazon.ca/Flashman-Novel-George-MacDonald-Fraser/dp/0452259614

- "For All Mankind", https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/for-all-mankind/umc.cmc.6wsi780sz5tdbqcf11k76mkp7

Recording Date: December 1, 2023.

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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Thomas Juneau about the hostilities that broke out in Israel and Palestine, and the repercussions in the Middle East.

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Guest:

Dr. Thomas Juneau is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa and a CGAI Fellow.

Host:

Dr. David Perry is the President of CGAI.

What Thomas is reading:

Yemen Divided: The Story of a Failed State in South Arabia by Noel Brehony – https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/yemen-divided-9780857719706/

Recording Date: 27 Nov 2023

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with Yvan Cliche about adaptations to geopolitics and climate in global and European energy, as well as consideration of Hydro Quebec's new strategy.

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan chat about recent events in energy, including the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, the shutdown of the Cobre Panama mine, and the conflict between the Federal and Alberta government over the Clean Electricity Regulations and the Sovereignty Act.

You can find CGAI Fellow Rory Johnston's newsletter mentioned in the intro here: https://www.commoditycontext.com/

Guest Bio:

- Yvan Cliche is a CGAI Fellow and a Fellow at the University of Montreal's CÉRIUM

Host Bio:

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

Reading recommendations:

- "Quill of the Dove", by Ian Thomas Shaw: https://www.amazon.ca/Quill-Dove-Ian-Shaw/dp/1771833785

Interview recording Date: November 27, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Laura Dawson, Laurie Trautmann, and Matt Morrison to discuss lingering issues on the border between Canada and the United States.

Participants' bios

- Laura Dawson is a member of CGAI's Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Future Borders Coalition

- Laurie Trautman is a CGAI Fellow and the Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University

- Matt Morrison is CEO of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER)

Host bio:

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

Read & Watch:

- "Security. Cooperation. Governance.: The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox", by Christian Leuprecht and Todd Hataley: https://press.umich.edu/Books/S/Security.-Cooperation.-Governance3

- "Tress of the Emerald Sea", by Brandon Sanderson: https://www.amazon.ca/Tress-Emerald-Sea-Brandon-Sanderson/dp/1250899656

- "The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain", by Matthew Longo: https://www.amazon.ca/Picnic-Dream-Freedom-Collapse-Curtain/dp/0393540774

- "From Left to Right: Saskatchewan's Political and Economic Transformation", by Dale Eisler: https://www.amazon.ca/Left-Right-Saskatchewans-Political-Transformation-ebook/dp/B09XJHM6M6

Recording Date: November 21, 2023.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Madeleine Redfern speaks to Clint Davis, Shawn Gardner, Joe McBrearty, and Clarence Synard about building meaningful partnerships for NORAD modernization-related Northern infrastructure projects.

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.

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Guest bio:

Clint Davis is the Interim Executive Director of Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics

Shawn Gardner is the Executive Director of FOMAC

Joe McBrearty is President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories – https://www.cnl.ca/about-cnl/leadership-team/

Clarence Synard is President and CEO of the NCC Investment Group - https://www.nccig.ca/management/

Host bio

Madeleine Redfern is an advisor to the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

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

Recording Date: 18 Oct 2023

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

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle has a conversation with Richard Norris about troubles in financing for energy projects in a high interest rate environment.

For the intro session, Kelly and Joe Calnan chat about recent events in energy, including the OPEC+ meeting delay and Canada's fall economic update.

Guest Bio:

- Richard Norris is a CGAI Fellow and the managing director of Pandreco Energy Advisors

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle in the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Reading recommendations:

- "The King of Montreal", forthcoming.

Interview recording Date: November 21, 2023

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.

Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Ian Brodie and Darrell Bricker to discuss the 2023 Halifax Security Forum.

Participants' bios

- Ian Brodie is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary and program director for the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

- Darrell Bricker is the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and a Senior Fellow at CIGI

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 Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada", by John Ibbitson: https://www.amazon.ca/Duel-Diefenbaker-Pearson-Making-Modern/dp/0771003269

- "Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue", by Ryan Holiday: https://www.amazon.ca/Conspiracy-Peter-Gawker-Anatomy-Intrigue/dp/0735217645

Recording Date: November 20, 2023.

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