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The CGAI Podcast Network
The CGAI Podcast Network is created and produced by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Join us each week to explore the energy, defense, and international affairs stories that matter to Canadians. Listen now to CGAI podcasts “The Global Exchange”, “Defence Deconstructed”, and “Energy Security Cubed”, and partner podcasts “Battle Rhythm" and “Conseils de sécurité”. Visit www.cgai.ca for more, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) is a…
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The CGAI Podcast NetworkCanada's Defence Blueprint
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with with Philippe Lagassé, to further discuss the new budget and reflecting on the…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkThe Intersection of Canadian Energy in the Indo-Pacific with Indigenous Opportunity
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from two segments from the CGAI Energy Security Forum Conference, "Canada's Next…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkTakeaways from the Ditchley Conference
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ann Fitz-Gerald, Ben Rowswell, Guy St. Jacques, Thomas J. Timmins and Don McCutchan to…
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Breaking Down the Carney Budget
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine to breakdown the new Carney budget and its implications for…
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Insights from the Indo-Pacific on Energy Needs
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from a panel focusing on the view from the Indo-Pacific on energy needs in the…
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Science for Global Solutions
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits Rosann Runte, Valerie La Traverse and Maggie Gorman Velez to discuss the intricacies of science and…
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Carney's Pacific Visit
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Jonathan Miller to discuss Prime Minister Carney’s Indo-Pacific Visit. We dive into the geopolitical…
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Energy Security Cubed: A Commodity Trader's View on Canadian Energy Geopolitics
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Lukas Albrecht about Canada's growing role in international energy markets in the…
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The Irish Unity Dividend
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ben Collins to discuss his new book, The Irish Unity Dividend. // Participants' bios Ben…
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Recruiting and Housing in the CAF
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Today we discuss the recently released reports from the Auditor General…
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The Development Trap of Energy Poverty with Magatte Wade
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with entrepreneur and African energy advocate Magatte Wade about the realities of…
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Diplomacy in the Public Eye
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Gaston Barban, Daryl Copeland, Evan Potter and Bernie Etzinger to discuss the ins and…
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Setting the Conditions for Success
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we make available the third panel from our September 16th 2025 conference Charting Canada’s Digital Ambition, titled…
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Africa's Dire Energy Infrastructure Needs
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Brenda Shaffer about her recent report for the Macdonald Laurier Institute and Prosperity…
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Conversations on International Development
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Lauren Dobson-Hughes, Rosemary McCarney and Nicolas Moyer to discuss foreign aid and…
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Charting Canada's Digital Ambition: The Honourable Jenna Sudds and Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we make available the two keynote speeches from our conference, Charting Canada’s Digital Ambition, on 16th…
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Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with David Detomasi about the unique historical role of oil in geopolitics, Canada's…
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Trump, Trade and Foreign Policy
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, we make available the webinar CGAI held last week, Trump, Trade and Foreign Affairs. Featuring keynote speaker Bruce…
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Inflection Point: Canadian Army Modernization
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, Commander of the Canadian Army, discusses its most ambitious transformation in…
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China's Opportunity in a Depressed Oil Market
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Rory Johnston about the global oil market oversupply and what China is doing to…
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Canada in the China Equation
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Charles Parton on Chinese leadership, threat assessments and the relationships China has…
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Defence Procurement and Challenges Amongst NATO: Canada and Germany
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we partner with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) to join Dr. Bernd Althusmann and MP Thomas Röwekamp to discuss…
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Unpacking the Risks for Canada's LNG Push
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with RJ Johnston about his recent article for The Hub, "Russia and China’s gas mega-deal…
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Bridging Canada-Mexico Trade Ties
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Carlo Dade and Graeme Clark to discuss the status of the Canada-Mexico trade…
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A Discussion with the Chief of Military Personnel
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Lieutenant-General Erick Simoneau and Chief Warrant Officer François Fleury to discuss the recent…
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There's No Crystal Ball for the Oil Market
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly and Joe discuss the challenge of forecasting global energy demand with consideration of the…
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The Philippines and the Politics of Maritime Tension
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Richard Javad Heydarian to discuss the Philippines and it's increasingly tense maritime…
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Agile Approaches
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, recorded September 09, 2025, we sit down with Dr. Philippe Lagassé, Alex McPhail and Alexander Rudolph, to discuss…
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The Major Projects Office
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan and Kelly Ogle discuss the Major Projects Office and the possible direction of Canadian energy…
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The Element of Trust
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Philip Coggan to discuss his new book, "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump: What the…
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From Buying to Building
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we sit down with Jordan Miller, to discuss his upcoming policy perspective titled "Shifting Defence from Procurement…
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The Trade Implications of a Canadian Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Dr. Tammy Nemeth and Ron Wallace about their recent paper for the…
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Managing Change Within Our Southern Neighbour
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Jeremy Kinsman and John Negroponte to discuss the ongoing change in our geopolitical…
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From Paper to Posture: Canada's Defence
In this #TripleHelix episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we sit down with Vice Admiral (Ret'd) Ron Lloyd to discuss his new policy perspective, "Nine Actionable…
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The Politics and Geopolitics of Trump's Oil-Related Tariffs on India
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Richard Bronze about the Trump tariffs on India related to imports of…
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The Eagle and The Dragon
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Meredith Lilly, Jonathan Fried and Thomas d’Aquino to discuss their new paper as…
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The Depths of Canadian Defence
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Julie Kim to discuss her latest briefing notes, "The Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP)…
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A Retrospective on Trans Mountain Pipeline Economics
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature a re-release of an interview with Trevor Tombe about the financial and economic basis of the…
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Trump–Putin: What Was Said, What Wasn’t
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Andrew Rasiulis and H.E. Kaspars Ozoliņš to discuss the latest events in Putins visit to…
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Canada-EU Strategic Shield
In this #TripleHelix episode, we sit down with Guillaume Décot to discuss Strategic Partnership on Security and Defense signed in June between Canada and the…
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The View from Poland on Energy Security
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Kasha Piquette about energy policy in Eastern Europe in the context…
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The Next Energy Frontier
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Heather Exner-Pirot and Martha Hall-Findlay to discuss the most recent paper by the…
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Inside the Multinational Brigade in Latvia
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed, we make available a CGAI webinar conducted in April with Andrew Rasiulis, Chris Shapardanov, Alexandra Richards…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkChina's Journey Away from Coal
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe Calnan talks with David Fishman about energy policy in China surrounding coal and electricity. //…
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Art of Influence: Canada’s Cultural Diplomacy
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Sarah Smith and Patricia Bovey to discuss cultural diplomacy through their works…
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The Business of Building Canadian Defence
In this #TripleHelix episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with Dr. Alexander Salt to discuss his latest paper, "Venture Capital Financing and Canadian…
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The US-EU Energy Trade Deal and Unpredictability
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly and Joe discuss the future of Net Zero, the US-EU energy trade deal, and questions of energy data…
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The North American Trilateral Relationship
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Christopher Sands and Carlo Dade to discuss Canada-U.S. relations and its…
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Where New Zealand Defence Is Headed
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with Dr. David Capie to examine New Zealand’s defence capability and policy plans, their expectations, key…
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Does Canada Need More Oil Export Pipelines?
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Marty King about the potential need for additional oil export…
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A President's View: Valdis Zatlers
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Former Latvian President, Valdis Zatlers, to discuss the President's previous visit to…
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Canadian Defence in the Carney Era
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with David Coletto to discuss the current data of public opinions towards Canadian defence and some of the…
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Adapting Canadian Energy Policy for AI
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Graeme Harrison about how Canada should think about AI energy demand…
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A New Chapter: Canada, Europe, and the Future of Defence
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Hon. Perrin Beatty, Vice-Admiral (Retd) Mark Norman, Vincent Rigby and Tim Sargent to…
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The RCAF In Manitoba and Ontario
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down Col. Steeve Belley, LCol Craig Greeley, and CWO Rene Gagnon to examine the Royal Canadian Air Force’s…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkHow the G7 Should Think About LNG
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Kathleen Gnocato and Shaz Merwat about the role of Canadian LNG in…
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iChina
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Patrick McGee to explore the origins of Apple and examine China's pivotal role in…
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Shipyards, Strategy, and Sovereignty
In this episode of #DefenceDeconstructed we sit down with Arianne Reza and James Davies. In this final episode of our National Shipbuilding Strategy series, we…
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Warsaw to Washington: Ed Luce on Zbigniew Brzezinski
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ed Luce to discuss the life and legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski in his new book, "Zbig: The…
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Building a Northern Interconnection
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan talk with Jason Doering about challenges to Canadian grids, as well as a novel…