On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we look ahead to to the Asia-Pacific in 2019. Join host Colin Robertson in discussion with CGAI Fellows Eric Miller & James Trottier as they discuss the elections to look out for, the issues that will be top-of-mind, as well as the possibilities for Canada to fulfill its national interest throughout the Asia-Pacific in 2019.

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Bios:

- Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

- Eric Miller: a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group.

- James Trottier: a former Canadian diplomat who headed the political/economic program at the Canadian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea from 2013 to 2016. He was also accredited to North Korea and led four Canadian diplomatic delegations there. He is now a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Related Links:

- "The Security Dimension of a China Free Trade Agreement: Balancing Benefits and Risk" by Gordon Houlden (https://www.cgai.ca/the_security_dimension_of_a_china_free_trade_agreement_balancing_benefits_and_risk) [CGAI Joint Policy Paper]

- "China seeks dominance, not parity" by David Bercuson (https://www.cgai.ca/china_seeks_dominance_not_parity) [CGAI Commentary]

- "The Long Road: Historical Context and Ongoing Challenges of the Rohingya Crisis" by Sarah Goldfeder (https://www.cgai.ca/the_long_road_historical_context_and_ongoing_challenges_of_the_rohingya_crisis) [CGAI Policy Paper]

- "Canada-Taiwan Economic Opportunities are Being Ignored" by Matthew Fisher (https://www.cgai.ca/canada_taiwan_economic_opportunities_are_being_ignored) [CGAI Commentary]

- "Why Japan is building its military, fast" by David Bercuson (https://www.cgai.ca/why_japan_is_building_its_military_fast) [CGAI Commentary]

Book Recommendations:

- Eric Miller: "Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia" by Karl E. Meyer & Shareen Blair Brysac (https://www.amazon.ca/Tournament-Shadows-Great-Empire-Central/dp/0465045766/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548707426&sr=8-1&keywords=Tournament+of+Shadows)

- James Trottier: "The Return of Marco Polo's World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century" by Robert D. Kaplan (https://www.amazon.ca/Return-Marco-Polos-World-Twenty-first-ebook/dp/B0738K9TWL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548707282&sr=8-1&keywords=Marco+Polo%27s+world) | "Lords of the Desert: The Battle Between the United States and Great Britain for Supremacy in the Modern Middle East" by James Barr (https://www.amazon.ca/Lords-Desert-Between-Britain-Supremacy/dp/0465050638/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548707300&sr=8-1&keywords=lords+of+the+desert)

Recording Date: January 21st, 2019

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.