On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we sit down with CGAI Fellow and Carleton University professor Dr. Elinor Sloan to discuss this week's NATO Summit, and what it means for the future of the transatlantic alliance. Join Colin and Elinor as they consider Canada's future within NATO, Donald Trump and NATO's 2% of GDP defence funding bar, the alliance's revamped command structure, and the role of NATO in a world of shifting power dynamics and growing nationalism.

Bios:

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

Dr. Elinor Sloan - a professor of international relations in the department of political science at Carleton University, a former defence analyst with Canada’s Department of National Defence and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Related Links:

- "One year of Strong, Secure, Engaged: a status report on concurrent operations" by Dr. Elinor Sloan (https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/05/28/one-year-strong-secure-engaged-status-report-concurrent-operations/144801) [The Hill Times]

- "2017 NATO Series Papers" (https://www.cgai.ca/nato_series) [CGAI Paper Series]

- "Spring 2018 Issue of The Global Exchange Magazine" (https://www.cgai.ca/the_global_exchange) [The Global Exchange Magazine]

- "Strong, Secure, Engaged So Far" by David Perry (https://www.cgai.ca/strong_secure_engaged_so_far) [CGAI Policy Update]

- "Growing the Defence Budget: What Would Two Percent of GDP Look Like?" by Craig Stone (https://www.cgai.ca/growing_the_defence_budget_what_would_two_percent_of_gdp_look_like) [CGAI Policy Update]

- "Canada and NATO: An Alliance Forged in Strength and Reliability" (http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/NDDN/report-10/) [House of Commons Defence Committee]

Book Recommendations:

Colin Robertson: "Is the American Century Over? (Global Futures)" - by Joseph Nye (https://www.amazon.ca/American-Century-Over-Global-Futures-ebook/dp/B00UD7W4Q8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1531160024&sr=8-3&keywords=Joseph+Nye)

Dr. Elinor Sloan: "The Economist Magazine" (https://www.economist.com/)

Recording Date: July 9th, 2018

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.