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In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Dr. Jennifer Welsh and Dr. Roland Paris about promotion of democracies at home and abroad.

Read Dr. Welsh and Paris’ op-ed in the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-worlds-democracies-including-canada-face-a-historic-choice/

R & R:

Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar, https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/ayad-akhtar/homeland-elegies/9780316496421/

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/165169/my-promised-land-by-ari-shavit/

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35036409-my-brilliant-friend

Wilderness and Rescue Medicine, 7th ed. by Jeffrey Isaac and David E. Johnson, https://www.wildmed.com/wilderness-and-rescue-medicine-7th-edition/

Participants Bio:

Roland Paris is Professor of International Affairs in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, founding director of the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), and former foreign and defence policy advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House). https://uniweb.uottawa.ca/members/1004/profile

Professor Jennifer M. Welsh is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). She was previously Professor and Chair in International Relations at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) and Professor in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where she co-founded the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. From 2013-2016, she served as the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, on the Responsibility to Protect. https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/jennifer-welsh

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Recording Date: 23 July 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses how climate change will impact the future of Canadian defence with Erin Sikorsky, LGen (ret’d) Mike Day, and MGen S.R. Kelsey.

EPISODE NOTES – https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4909/attachments/original/1642108791/Climate_Change_and_the_Future_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces.pdf?1642108791

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. A strategic partner of the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, providing skilled, well-paying jobs that support Canada’s economic recovery.

Defence Deconstructed is also brought to you by Boeing

This conversation was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence MINDS Program.

Participant’s Bio:

Erin Sikorsky is the Deputy Director of the Center for Climate and Security and the Director of the International Military Council on Climate and Security. She is also an adjunct professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, and serves on the advisory board to the Smith College Center for the Environment, Ecological Design, and Sustainability. Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of the Strategic Futures Group on the National Intelligence Council (NIC), where she co-authored the quadrennial Global Trends report and led the U.S. intelligence community’s environmental and climate security analysis.  She is also the founding chair of the Climate Security Advisory Council, a Congressionally mandated group designed to facilitate coordination between the intelligence community and U.S. government scientific agencies.  

LGen (ret'd) Mike Day CMM, MSC, CD, was born in Windsor Nova Scotia and grew up in Ontario, Quebec, and Birkenhead England prior to joining the Canadian Forces in 1983. Initially trained as an Infantry Officer he joined his Regiment, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and he has commanded at every level and rank, in a variety of units, and deployments around the world. The majority of his field and command time has been as an 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. He has also served in a variety of Senior Staff appointments including employment as the Canadian Armed Forces senior Military Officer in the Defence Policy Group, and the Chief Strategic Planner for the future of the Canadian Armed Forces.

MGen Kelsey began his career in 1985 as a soldier with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. Commissioning into the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) in 1988 and later joining Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in 2000, he has served in West Germany, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2015 he assumed command of the Canadian Force Base Kingston before deploying to Iraq as Chief of Staff Combined Joint Force Land Component Command HQ. Between 2016 and 2020 he worked as Army Director General Land Capability Development and Chief of Staff Strategic. MGen Kelsey was appointed Chief of Force Development in 2020 and is currently the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps’ Senior Serving. He is a graduate of the National Security Program, holds a Masters in Conflict Analysis, and has completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security program.

Host Bio:

Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

Recording Date: 23 July 2021

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On this episode of Energy Security Cubed, Kelly Ogle is joined by Brendan Marshall to discuss Canada's advantages and challenges as a supplier of critical minerals, and the outlook for a North American critical minerals supply chain.

Participant Bio:

- Brendan Marshall is Vice President, Economic and Northern Affairs at the Mining Association of Canada

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

What is Brendan reading?

"The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World", by Barry Gwen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45894172-the-inevitability-of-tragedy

Recording Date: June 28, 2021

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 53rd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about a recent Defence SMRC Roundtable, cyber attacks and Great Power Politics.

Today’s feature interview guest is Canadian Forces Military Police Group’s Colonel Vanessa Hanrahan [20:15].

This week’s RnR segment [44:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

Blood, Metal, and Dust by Ben Barry – https://ospreypublishing.com/blood-metal-and-dust?___store=osprey_ca

Unwinnable by Theo Farrell – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/589497/unwinnable-by-theo-farrell/9781784701321

Never Have I Ever – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10062292/

Black Widow – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3480822/

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Bruce Stokes about attitudes of other countries towards the U.S., how Americans view their own countries, and how it will impact policy six months in the Biden presidency.

This episode is from a webinar, part of a series on American security challenges funded the United States Department of State. The goal of the program is to improve Canadian understanding of American policy perspective in order to harness better communication and coordination between the two neighbouring countries. The opinions stated herein are those of the guest speaker and the moderator only, and do not reflect those of the U.S. State Department.

EPISODE NOTES - https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4665/attachments/original/1632254317/Mood_of_America_Six_Months_into_the_Biden_Administration.pdf?1632254317

PRESENTATION SLIDES - https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4665/attachments/original/1627328223/Canadian_Global_Affairs_Institute_July_20_2021.pptx?1627328223

Read the Transatlantic Task Force’s report on Transatlantic Relations: https://www.gmfus.org/publications/together-or-alone-choices-and-strategies-transatlantic-relations-2021-and-beyond

R & R:

Trapped – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3561180/

A French Village – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288631/

The Restaurant – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5603140/

Participants Bio:

Bruce Stokes is the executive director of the Transatlantic Task Force: Together or Alone? Choices and Strategies for Transatlantic Relations for 2021 and Beyond. Previously, he was the director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, and is a former international economics columnist for the National Journal, a Washington-based public policy magazine. He is also a former senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Recording Date: 20 July 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry is joined by Troy Crosby and Alan Williams to explore the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project in details.

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Participant’s Bio:

Troy Crosby was named the Acting Assistant Deputy Minister of the Materiel Group in September 2019. In November 2019, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister of the Materiel Group, after a 23-year military career and close to 10 years as a public servant.

He is a graduate of the Collège militaire royal de St-Jean (BSc), the University of Tennessee (MSc), the Empire Test Pilots’ School and the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/assistant-deputy-minister-materiel/biography.html

Alan Williams is the President of the Williams Group. Prior to joining the Canadian Public Service, Alan worked as a consultant and as an auditor in the private sector. He began his government career in 1972 working for Supply and Services Canada.

In April 2005, Alan retired from the Public Service and does consulting in the area of policy, programs and procurement. He has written articles on leadership and has authored two books: Reinventing Canadian Defence Procurement: A View From the Inside published in 2006 and “Canada, Democracy and the F-35” published in 2012.

Host Bio:

Dave Perry is Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

Related CGAI publications:

Ron Lloyd & David Perry, The Canadian Surface Combatant: Capability and Context – https://www.cgai.ca/the_canadian_surface_combatant_capability_and_context

Cpt (N) Douglas Campbell, The Canadianization of the Joint Support Ship: From Mature Design to a Unique Canadian Solution – https://www.cgai.ca/the_canadianization_of_the_joint_support_ship_from_mature_design_to_a_unique_canadian_solution

R&R

Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times by Jonathan Sacks – https://www.amazon.ca/Morality-Restoring-Common-Divided-Times/dp/1541675312

Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein – https://readnoise.com/

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25480342-a-monster-calls

Recording Date: 2 July 2021

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

On this episode, Kelly Ogle is joined by Ron Wallace to talk about Russia's energy expansion: east into China with massive pipelines, west into Europe with the divisive Nord Stream 2, and north into the Arctic with a dramatic LNG expansion.

Participant Bio:

- Ron Wallace is a member of the board of the Canada West Foundation, a CGAI Fellow, and the Chairman of the Government of Alberta’s Coal Policy Committee

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

What is Ron reading?

Yuval Noah Harari, "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens

Recording Date: July 8, 2021

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Dans ce 18e épisode de Conseils de sécurité, Sarah-Myriam s’entretient avec Niagalé Bagayoko, chercheure et présidente de l’African Security Sector Network (ASSN). Spécialiste de la réforme des systèmes de sécurité en Afrique francophone, des politiques de sécurité internationales menées en Afrique subsaharienne, ainsi que des mécanismes africains de gestion des conflits, elle a dirigé le programme «maintien et consolidation de la paix» de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie après avoir a été chercheure à l’Institute of Development Studies de l’Université du Sussex (Royaume-Uni) et à l’Institut de recherche pour le développement (France), ainsi qu’enseignante en relations internationales à l’Institut d’études politiques (IEP) de Paris. Madame Bagayoko nous parle de son parcours académique et professionnel. Elle présente le objectifs et priorités du African Sector Security Network qu’elle préside et de la Coalition citoyenne pour le Sahel dont son réseau fait partie. Niagalé Bagayoko dresse un tableau des principaux enjeux de sécurité au Sahel et discute de l’importance du concept d’hybridité des systèmes de sécurité en Afrique, pour mieux saisir les dynamiques de conflits au sein des pays du Sahel et dans la région. Niagalé Bagayoko présente les défis pour le G5 Sahel, les opérations Barkhane et Takuba ainsi que pour la MINUSMA.

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Kristin Lord, Thorsten Benner, and Christopher Walker about how democracies can respond the authoritarian use of technologies.

This session took place during RightsCity, a conference organized by the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS)

Participants Bio:

Kristin Lord is the President and CEO of IREX, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to building a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world by empowering youth, cultivating leaders, strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information. https://www.irex.org/people/kristin-m-lord

Thorsten Benner is co-founder and director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. His areas of interest include international organizations (focusing on the United Nations), peace and security, data and technology politics, and the interplay of the US, Europe and non-Western powers in the making of global (dis)order. https://www.gppi.net/team/thorsten-benner

Christopher Walker is Vice President for Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy. In this capacity, he oversees the department that is responsible for NED’s multifaceted analytical work, which includes the International Forum for Democratic Studies, a leading center for the analysis and discussion of democratic development. https://www.ned.org/experts/christopher-walker/

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read “A Full-Spectrum Response to Sharp Power,” a report by the National Endowment for Democracy: https://www.ned.org/sharp-power-and-democratic-resilience-series-a-full-spectrum-response-to-sharp-power/

R&R

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/690219/the-premonition-by-michael-lewis/9780393881554

The Crown – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/

The Eighth Life by Nono Haratischwili – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41071389-the-eighth-life

Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society by Ronald J. Deibert – https://houseofanansi.com/products/reset

Recording Date: 16 June 2021.

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In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Alan Stephenson, Pierre St-Amand, Mike Holmes, and John Venable about the role of fighter aircraft in the defence of the continent.

This episode was made possible thanks to the Department of National Defence MINDS Programme, Boeing, and our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. A strategic partner of the federal government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, providing skilled, well-paying jobs that support Canada’s economic recovery.

Defence Deconstructed is also brought to you by Boeing

EPISODE NOTES - https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4819/attachments/original/1632423967/Fighter_Aviation_and_the_Defence_of_North_America.pdf?1632423967

Participants' Bio:

Colonel (ret'd) Alan Stephenson, PhD is an aviation consultant and a 35-year veteran of the Canadian Forces, and a CGAI Fellow. https://www.cgai.ca/al_stephenson

Lieutenant-General (ret'd) Pierre St-Amand  joined the Canadian Armed Forces in June 1981. Upon promotion to lieutenant-general in July 2015, he was appointed NORAD Deputy Commander and Commander of Canadian Element NORAD. After 37 years of service in the Canadian Forces, LGen St-Amand retired in July 2018. Since retiring from the CAF, he has been consulting on matters of security, leadership, and strategic planning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_St-Amand

General (Ret.) Mike Holmes brings a unique set of skills to The Roosevelt Group and its clients after 40 years in the Air Force. Prior to his retirement, General Holmes served as the Commander of Air Combat Command. Heretired from the Air Force in October 2020 after nearly 40 years of service. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a senior advisor at The Roosevelt Group, the Chairman of the Board at Red 6, and advises several defense and tech companies. https://rooseveltdc.com/team-member/holmes/

Colonel (Ret.) John Venable has built and led individuals, teams, and organizations at the highest ends of performance and risk, in just about every leadership role you can imagine.  He is a graduate of the US Air Force Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). In perhaps his most notable role, JV served as the Commander and Demonstration Leader of the US Air Force Thunderbirds.  He is the author of the book “Breaking the Trust Barrier,” is an active leadership coach and currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow for air and space issues at The Heritage Foundation. https://www.heritage.org/staff/john-venable

Host Bio:

Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)

Recording Date: 29 June 2021

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