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On this episode, Kelly Ogle is joined by Dr. Sara Vakhshouri to talk about Iran's place in global energy security, including Iran's influence on oil markets, their historical energy security challenges, and their growing partnership with China.

Participant Bio:

- Dr. Sara Vakhshouri is the president of consultancy SVB Energy International, a member of the Energy Task Force of the Cyprus Climate Initiative, and a Professor of Energy Security at the Institute of World Politics.

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)

What is Sara reading?

Hazrat Inayat Khan, "Mastery Through Accomplishment" - https://www.amazon.ca/Mastery-Through-Accomplishment-Hazrat-Inayat/dp/0930872401

Recording Date: 9 July 2021

Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In the 52nd episode of Battle Rhythm, our guest host and Co-director, Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot and Steve talk about the new Canadian Network on Information and Security (CANIS) at University of Calgary, climate change as a security issue, localizing international events such as the Calgary Stampede and the Tokyo Olympics and the Afghanistan withdraw.

Today’s feature interview guest is Political Scientist Sarah Shoker [29:10], currently a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow.

This week’s RnR segment [54:45], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

Wellington Paranormal – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6109562/

Queen's Gambit – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10048342/

Facebook Oculus – https://www.oculus.com/

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Maureen Boyd speaks to Christian Leffler, David Plunkett, and Jason Langrish about the Strategic Partnership Agreement

This episode is from the Canada-EU: Looking Forward webinar that took place on May 19th, 2021, in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Participants Bio:

Christian Leffler was the Deputy Secretary-General at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels until his retirement in March 2020. He had previously held the post of Managing Director for the Americas at the EEAS and Deputy Director General at the Commission’s Directorate General for Development. https://www.idea.int/about-us/board_of_advisers/christian-leffler

David Plunkett is a Trade Treaty Expert for McCarthy. He served as Ambassador of Canada to the EU from 2011 to 2015. https://marcomm.mccarthy.ca/pubs/DAVID_PLUNKETT_bio_EN.pdf

Jason Langrish is the Executive Director of Canada Europe Roundtable for Business, an advocacy group that has been deeply involved in the launch of negotiations for a Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

Host bio:

Maureen Boyd is the Founding Director of Carleton University’s Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement and a CGAI Fellow. https://www.cgai.ca/maureen_boyd

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

Read CGAI’s Policy Perspective on Canada-EU Relations, written by Fellow Bob Hage: https://www.cgai.ca/canada_and_the_european_union_a_new_transatlantic_alliance

R&R

Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious COver-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622176/bag-man-by-rachel-maddow-and-michael-yarvitz/

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653196/caste-oprahs-book-club-by-isabel-wilkerson/

The Last Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555510/the-last-kings-of-shanghai-by-jonathan-kaufman/

Recording Date: 19 May 2021.

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

In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Eric Miller, Nina Bindel, Allison Schwartz, and Randolph Mank about quantum technology.

This episode was made possible thanks to the support of the Amazon Web Services Institute.

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

Participant’s Bio:

Eric Miller is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a cross-border consultancy that advises clients on government affairs, economics, cybersecurity and geopolitical developments. https://www.cgai.ca/eric_miller

Allison Schwartz is the Global Government Relations and Public Affairs Leader at D-Wave. https://dwavefederal.com/leadership/

Nina Bindel is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo. https://ninabindel.de/

Randolph Mank is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a global business executive, and a three-time former Canadian ambassador, with over thirty years of experience in both the public and private sectors around the world. https://www.cgai.ca/randolph_mank

Host Bio:

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

Recording Date: 24 June 2021

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

On this episode, Kelly Ogle is joined by Adam Sieminski to discuss oil supply and demand, Saudi Arabia's role in energy stability, and the four R's of a circular carbon economy - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Remove.

Participant Bio:

- Adam Sieminski is the President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)

What is Adam reading?

Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, "The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders who Barter the Earth's Resources". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52199304-the-world-for-sale

David Rundell, "Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at a Crossroads". https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49672381-vision-or-mirage

Recording Date: 23 June 2021

Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Phil Calvert and John Gruetzner on how to improve Canada-China relations.

Read the series of papers edited by Phil Calvert and John Gruetzner: https://thecic.org/research/an-assessment-of-50-years-of-canada-china-relations/

R & R:

China’s Civilian Army: The Making of World Warrior Diplomacy by Peter Martin – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/chinas-civilian-army/9780197513705-item.html

The Crack-up by F. Scott Fitzgerald – https://www.amazon.ca/Crack-Up-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0811218201

The Chinese Communist Party: a Century in Ten Lives by Timothy Cheek (ed.) – https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/chinese-communist-party/ACDE7A4F414A8857DFAE7C13B1DBD7BB

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17143.Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain

Participants Bio:

Philip Calvert is a Senior Fellow with the China Institute of the University of Alberta. He served in Beijing as a Trade Commissioner (1984-87), Economic Counsellor (1994-1997) and Minister & Deputy Head of Mission (2004-2008). In Global Affair Canada he served as Director General for North Asia, Deputy Chief Negotiator for Canada during China's accession to the WTO and as Director of the Technical Barriers to Trade Division. Most recently he spent 2012-2016 as Canada's ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. (https://www.cgai.ca/philip_calvert)

John Gruetzner is currently working out of Canada and responsible for international business development for Canadian–based technology firm Syngrafii Inc. He is also the co-founder of Intercedent, a business and investment advisory firm founded in 1988 focused on Asia and remains involved.  (https://www.cgai.ca/john_gruetzner)

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: 2 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 speaks to Royal Canadian Navy Commander Peter Sproule about anti-submarine warfare.

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Participant’s Bio:

Commander Peter Sproule completed his command tour in HMCS St. John’s in 2020 and most recently served as a member of the Directing Staff at the Canadian Forces College.

Host Bio:

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

Read Cdr Sproule’s award-winning article here: https://www.navalreview.ca/wp-content/uploads/public/vol16num3/cnr_vol16_3_article_sproule.pdf

R&R: Leyte: June 1944-January 1945 by Samuel Eliot Morison – https://www.amazon.ca/Leyte-1944-January-History-United-Operations/dp/0785813136

Recording Date: 24 June 2021

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

On this episode, Kelly Ogle is joined by Amrita Sen to discuss recent decarbonization commitments by major Western oil and gas companies, the response of OPEC+, and what this means for energy security.

Participant Bio:

- Amrita Sen is the founding Partner and Chief Oil Analyst at energy research consultancy Energy Aspects

Host Bio:

- Kelly Ogle (host) is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)

What is Amrita reading?

Barack Obama, "A Promised Land".

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55361205-a-promised-land

Recording Date: 18 June 2021

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In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Madelaine Drohan, Anna Maria Tremonti, and Christopher Waddell about the status of Canadian coverage of international events.

Participants Bio:

Madelaine Drohan is a senior fellow at the Graduate School for Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa. She is an award-winning writer, editor, trainer and veteran journalist. During her career, she covered business and politics in Canada, Europe, Africa and Asia, culminating with a 13-year stint as Canada correspondent for The Economist. http://www.madelainedrohan.com

Anna Maria Tremonti is one of Canada’s most trusted journalists and well-known interviewers. For 17 years, she hosted The Current, CBC Radio’s flagship morning current affairs show—and the country’s most listened-to radio—with more than one million Canadians tuning in every day. There, she became known for creating meaningful dialogue that goes beyond the expected, leaving both the guest and the audience feeling they have been part of a real conversation. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/anna-maria-tremonti

Christopher Waddell is an associate professor and director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa. He also holds the school’s Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism. He is also a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. https://www.cgai.ca/christopher_waddell

Host bio:

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

Read CGAI’s Policy Perspective on Canada-EU Relations, written by Fellow Bob Hage: https://www.cgai.ca/canada_and_the_european_union_a_new_transatlantic_alliance

R&R

Value(s): Building a Better World for All by Mark Carney – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/values-building-a-better-world/9780771051555-item.html?ikwsec=Books&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=a6c8ede687d09a5b5206e7dc9669ab32

A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper – https://www.amostbeautifulthing.com/book/

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609280/a-swim-in-a-pond-in-the-rain-by-george-saunders/

A Death in Cryptoland – https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/904-a-death-in-cryptoland

Exit Scam – https://www.exitscam.show

The Art of Nation-Building: Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec’s Tercentenary by H.V. Nelles – https://www.amazon.ca/Art-Nation-Building-Pageantry-Spectacle-Tercentenary/dp/0802084311

Recording Date: 19 May 2021.

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In this new episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to BGen Peter Fesler, Iris Fergusson, and Lindsay Rodman about how the U.S. is approaching continental defence.

This episode is part of a series on American security challenges funded by the United States Department of State. Please note that the opinions, findings, and conclusions stated herein are those of the guest speakers and the moderator only, and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State

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.

EPISODE NOTES - https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/cdfai/pages/4665/attachments/original/1632254320/US_Perspective_of_Continental_Defence.pdf?1632254320

Participants' Bios:

BGen Peter Fesler is the Deputy Director of Operations at the North American Aerospace Defense Command. https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2066729/brigadier-general-pete-m-fesler/

Iris Fergusson is a senior advisor on Arctic issues to U.S. Air Force Futures and currently a Canada International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. https://www.cfr.org/fellowships/international-affairs-fellowship-canada

Lindsay Rodman is the Executive Director of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security and CGAI Fellow. https://www.lcwins.org/steering-committee-members/lindsay

Host Bio:

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

Recording Date: 3 June 2021

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