The CGAI Podcast Network

On this episode of The Event Edit, Dr. David Perry speaks Prof. Kristen Hopewell and Prof. Stephen Nagy about Taiwan’s place in international trade and its role in global economic security. This episode is part of a series on Taiwan’s place in the world and how its security is crucial to global security. This series was supported by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. For more, visit: https:/...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, we are featuring a session from the CGAI's Annual Trade Conference, titled "National Security and Trade". Please note that due to audio recording issues, sections of the recording featuring speaker Mark Schaan have been excluded from the podcast release. // Participants' bios - Moderator: Adriana Vega, Vice President of Government Affairs at the Can...

On this week’s Defence Deconstructed: A Two Parter. First, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine speaks to Stefanie von Hlatky about the new NATO Women, Peace and Security Framework. Read the policy here: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_227578.htm Read Deploying Feminism by Stefanie von Hlatky: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/deploying-feminism-9780197653524 Then (41:51), you’ll hear...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Lukas Albrecht about commodity trading, commodity volatility, and the impact of the Trans Mountain Expansion on Canada's role in global commodity trading. You can find Ilia Bouchouev's episode of Energy Security Cubed here: https://www.cgai.ca/the_dominance_of_the_virtual_barrel_over_the_oil_market_with_ilia_...

On this episode of The Event Edit, Dr. David Perry speaks to Marc Mes, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, and Sean Wheeler about Canada’s contributions to combatting illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing in the Indo-Pacific. Biographies: Marc Mes is Director General, Fleet and Maritime Services at the Canadian Coast Guard Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Sean...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Roy Norton and Don Abelson about Canadian advocacy in the United States and navigating a potentially turbulent relationship for the coming years. // Participants' bios - Roy Norton is a CGAI Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo's Balsillie School of International Affairs - Don Abelson is Aca...

On today’s episode of Defence Deconstructed, we have a Triple Helix two-parter for you. First, you’ll hear Dave Perry speaks with our fellow and former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd about digital transformation and where the barriers lie. Today, we’ll focus on Canada’s classification system. Read Ron's paper on Canada's classification framework here: https://www.cgai....

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Stewart Muir about the challenge of combatting energy misinformation and take stock of BC energy policy, including on LNG. You can find Crystal Smith's episode of Energy Security Cubed here: https://www.cgai.ca/the_cedar_lng_blueprint_for_resource_development_with_crystal_smith // For the intro session, Kelly...

On this episode of The event Edit, Dr. Stephen Nagy speaks to Dr. Renato Cruz De Castro and Jonathan Berkshire Miller about the challenge of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing in the Indo-Pacific, how it relates to other threats, and what measures can be taken to counter it. Guest bios Dr. Renato Cruz De Castro is a Professor at De la Salle University – https://globaltaiwan.org/member/re...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, we are featuring a session from the CGAI's Annual Trade Conference, titled "The Future of Trade is Regional" // Participants' bios - Dr. Meredith Lilly, Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Moderator) - Jonathan Fried, former Deputy Minister and Coordinator for...

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry discusses the 2024 NATO Summit with Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Philippe Lagassé, one of our fellows and associate Professor at Carleton University – read Philippe’s Substack here: https://lagassep.substack.com/ Christopher Sands, Director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute Amy Topshee, NATO Fiel...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Scott Kennedy about China's industrial policy around electric vehicles, what it means for China's economy, and how Western countries should react to this economic trend. You can find Scott's blog post for CSIS here: https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/chinese-ev-dilemma-subsidized-yet-striking // Fo...

Over the Summer, CGAI will be releasing its event recordings as part of a special series, called the Event Edit. On this edition, you'll hear an excerpt from our Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: Cooperation for a Rules-Based Maritime Order, which took place on February 27, 2024. Christian DesRoches, from Global Affairs Canada and Andrew McMaster opened the event by outlining the work...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with David Collenette, Julie Dzerowicz and Andrew Rasiulis about Canada's role in NATO as we enter the Washington NATO summit. // Participants' bios - Hon. David Collenette is chair of the NATO Association of Canada. A former member of parliament he served as Minister of Defence and Transportation in the Chretien governments. -...

On this week's Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Colonel Chris Brown about the Memorandum of Understanding he signed with Fanshawe College to provide a co-operative education program in the form of military training. Then, to continue our conversations on NATO ahead of the Washington Summit, you’ll hear Kelly Ogle discuss the role of energy security for geostrategic stability with Paweł...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Chris Doornbos about direct lithium extraction and what it could mean for making a secure North American battery supply chain. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss the US Presidential Election and Chinese renewable power statistics. // Guest Bio: - Chris Doornbos is the Founder, President, and CEO...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with CGAI Fellows Stewart Beck and Vina Nadjibulla about Canada and India in the wake of the recent Indian election. // Participants' bios - Stewart Beck served as Canada’s High Commissioner to India in addition to various other senior assignments in Asia as well as serving as Canada's Consul General to San Francisco and later...

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine’s conversation with the DND/CAF Ombudsman, Gregory Lick, as he ends his five-year mandate. Catch up on last year's conversation here: https://www.cgai.ca/a_chat_with_the_dnd_caf_ombudsman Then, to continue our conversations on transatlantic security and NATO ahead of the Washington Summit, you’ll hear Patrycja Sasnal, Head of Resea...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss Joe's recent paper, "How Much Should Canada Worry About Declining Crude Oil Demand?" You can find the paper on CGAI's website here: https://www.cgai.ca/how_much_should_canada_worry_about_declining_crude_oil_demand // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss the possibility of tariffs on Chinese EVs and the...

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Solange Marquez and Andres Rozental about the recent Mexican election and how the new administration might impact North American relations. // Participants' bios - Solange Marquez is a professor at the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). A former VP of the Mexican Council on International Aff...

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks with Hasit Thankey, head of Defence Enablement and Logistics at NATO’s International Staff about how the Alliance’s defence and deterrence posture has evolved, and how NATO is helping its members enhance their own defence. Then, you’ll hear Dr. Toms Rostosk from Latvia University, Kristine Berzina from the German Marshall Fund of the US,...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Leonardo Beltran about the recent election in Mexico, what it could mean for Mexican energy policy, and implications for the North American energy system. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss swappable batteries and a recent report from Deloitte on the costs of the Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap...

Please note that the previous upload had the incorrect recording file. You can listen to the correct recording here. // For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Marius Grinius and James Trottier about North Korea in the context of growing global instability. // Participants' bios - Marius Grinius is a former Canadian Ambassador to both North and South Korea, as w...

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Craig Stone about developing a defence industry strategy for Canada. This section of the episode is one of our Triple Helix MINDS Collaborative Network podcasts.   Then (34:31), you’ll hear Colonel David MacIntyre, Canadian Army’s Director of Land Requirements, Lieutenant Colonel Marc Kieley, G35 at the Canadian Army, and CJOC’s J5 Pl...

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Richard Meyer about the forces driving supply and demand for natural gas, and what it could mean for the fuel in the coming decades. // For the intro session, Kelly and Joe discuss what would be required to revive Ukraine's battered electricity grid and the impact of the European Union parliamentary elections...