On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including the Cedar LNG project, the Nord Stream pipeline whodunnit, and Volkswagen's planned battery ambitions in North America.

For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Morgan Bazilian about the growing global competition over critical minerals.

Guest Bio:

- Morgan Bazilian is Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines. Find his article with Greg Brew here: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/missing-minerals-clean-energy-supply-chains

Host Bio:

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

Reading recommendations:

- Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence, by Amy B. Zegart: https://www.amazon.ca/Spies-Lies-Algorithms-American-Intelligence/dp/0691147132

Interview recording Date: March 13, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Žaneta Ozolina, Imants Liegis, and Sławodir Dębski about how Latvia and Poland are responding to having war at their border.

Participants’ Biographies:

Žaneta Ozolina is a Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science, University of Latvia. https://thealphengroup.com/zaneta-ozolina/

Sławomir Dębski is the Director of the Polish Institute of International Affairs – https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/experts/slawomir-debski

Imants Lieģis is a former Latvian Defense Minister from (2009 to 2010) and former Ambassador – europeanleadershipnetwork.org/person/imants-viesturs-liegis/

Host biography

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

Recording Date: 15 Mar 2023.

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

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry talks to Tim Choi about plans for the Canadian submarine fleet, and how these plans reflect the changing conditions caused by climate change. You can read Tim Choi's recent paper with Chris Spedding for BASIC on the topic here: https://basicint.org/report-canadian-submarine-recapitalization-in-the-context-of-climate-change/

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Participant Bio:

Dr. Timothy Choi is a CGAI Fellow, a Consultant at the British American Security Information Council, and a Graduate Fellow at the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network

What Tim is reading:

"Thunder in the Morning Calm: The Royal Canadian Navy in Korea 1950-1955", by E. C. Meyers: https://www.amazon.ca/Thunder-Morning-Calm-Edward-Meyers/dp/0920277713

Recording Date: 28 Feb 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 and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including the prospect of a "lithium OPEC", US and EU subsidies for EVs, and the supply of Kazakh oil to Europe.

For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Kevin Birn about the vagaries of emissions tracking in oil production around the world.

Guest Bio:

- Kevin Birn is Global Head of Centre of Emissions Excellence & Chief Analyst, Canadian Oil Markets, S&P Global Commodity Insights, and a CGAI Fellow.

Host Bio:

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

Reading recommendations:

- The Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling: https://www.amazon.ca/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stone-Rowling/dp/1408855895

Interview recording Date: February 28, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Dr. B. Michael Frolic about his recent book on Canada-China relations.

Participant's bio:

Dr. B. Michael Frolic is a professor emeritus at York University – https://www.yorku.ca/research/ycar/abmp/our-team/

Host Bio:

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

Read:

Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey by B. Michael Frolic – https://utorontopress.com/9781487540883/canada-and-china/

"'Canada and China': The Bilateral Journey, from Trudeau to Trudeau" by Colin Robertson – https://www.policymagazine.ca/canada-and-china-the-bilateral-journey-from-trudeau-to-trudeau/

Recording Date: 16 Feb 2022.

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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including local opposition to clean energy, the risks of a disaster in the Red Sea, and the new nominee to head the World Bank.

For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Jude Clemente about the factors driving low energy prices in North America and globally.

Guest Bio:

- Jude Clemente is a CGAI Fellow and Principal at JTC Energy Associates. Read his recent article for Forbes Magazine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2023/02/19/the-overprivileged-wests-delusion-of-transitioning-away-from-oil/?sh=6a0521c03f1c

Host Bio:

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

Reading recommendations:

- "Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey", by Jack Cavanaugh: https://www.amazon.ca/Tunney-Boxings-Brainiest-Champ-Dempsey/dp/0812967836

Interview recording Date: February 28, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Yuliya Kovaliv, Witold Dzielski, Darius Skucevičius, and Andrew Rasiulis about the war in Ukraine and the Lublin Group.

Participants' bios

H.E. Yuliya Kovaliv is the Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada – https://canada.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/yuliya-kovaliv

Witold Dzielski is the Polish Ambassador to Canada – https://www.gov.pl/web/canada-en/ambassador

Darius Skucevičius is the Lithuanian Ambassador to Canada – https://ca.mfa.lt/ca/en/about-us/the-embassy/ambassador

Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow – https://www.cgai.ca/andrew_rasiulis

Host bio:

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

Read and Stream:

Vilnius, City of Strangers by Laimonas Briedis – https://vilniuscityofstrangers.com/Briedis1/City_of_Strangers.html

Copernicus – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolaus-Copernicus

The Marshall Plan by Ben Stell – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Marshall-Plan/Benn-Steil/9781501102387

Recording Date: 21 February 2023.

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On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Dave Perry is talking to Andrew Rasiulis and LGen (ret'd) Mike Day about the war in Ukraine one year after the invasion, and the path forward.

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Participants Bios:

LGen Day (ret'd) D. Michael Day is a retired infantry officer and former Commander of the Special Forces and the NATO Response Forces, and a CGAI Fellow. www.cgai.ca/d_michael_day

Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow, a former Department of National Defence official, and a freelance consultant with Andrew Rasiulis Associates Inc. www.cgai.ca/andrew_rasiulis

What Mike and Andrew are reading

The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tamas – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176557/passion-of-the-western-mind-by-richard-tarnas/

Russia – Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921 by Sir Anthony Beevor – https://www.antonybeevor.com/book/russia-revolution-and-civil-war-1917-1921/

Recording Date: 24 Feb 2023

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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, the effect of sanctions on Russia's major oil companies, and the definition of "renewable" hydrogen.

For the interview section of the podcast, Kelly talks with Michelle Bockmann about the global shadow tanker fleet, and the risks it poses to the security of the global oil trade.

Guest Bio:

- Michelle Bockmann is a shipping editor and analyst with Lloyd's List

Host Bio:

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

Reading recommendations:

- "Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech", by Julia Gillard: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Now-Ever-misogyny-speech-ebook/dp/B0B3LZT9P2

- "Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs", by Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://www.amazon.ca/Bully-Market-Story-Misogyny-Goldman/dp/1668001020

- "All the Rage", by Paulie Stewart: https://www.collinsbooks.com.au/p/paulie-stewart-all-the-rage

- "Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West", by Catherine Belton: https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/0374238715

Interview recording Date: February 21, 2023

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Julian Lindley-French, Kate Hansen Bundt, Rob de Wijk, and John Allen about the support the West needs to provide Ukraine to win the war.

This episode explore the content of a strategy written by The Alphen Group: https://www.cgai.ca/a_comprehensive_strategy_to_secure_ukraines_future

Participants' bios

Dr. Julian Lindley-French is a Fellow at CGAI. https://www.cgai.ca/julian_lindley_french

Kate Hansen Bundt has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee since 2010. https://thealphengroup.com/kate-hansen-bundt/

Rob de Wijk is the founder and non-executive director of The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. https://thealphengroup.com/rob-de-wijk/

Gen. John Allen, USMC (Ret.), a member of the Washington Institute's Board of Advisors, is former commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/john-allen

Host bio:

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

Recording Date: 21 February 2023.

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