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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…
Episodes
The CGAI Podcast NetworkDenmark and the United States: Military Cooperation, Greenland, and Strategic Change
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Kristian Søby Kristensen to discuss the evolution of the relationship between Denmark and the United…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkGreenland and Arctic Resources
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rob Huebert and Ron Wallace about their recent chapter in the Palgrave Handbook of Arctic…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkThe `Forces Shaping Canada's Future
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Frank Graves to discuss the upcoming challenges facing Canada in 2026. // Participants'…
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Canada, Generative AI, and the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Michael Petric to discuss his latest paper, “Opportunities for Canadian Generative AI in the…
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Sociopolitical Obstacles to Energy Development in Venezuela
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with David Mares about the American intervention in Venezuela, what it means for the Venezuelan…
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A Foreign Policy Review for 2026
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with The Honourable Perrin Beatty and The Honourable John Manley to look at Canada, the world…
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Discussing Drone Ethics
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Bibi Imre-Millei to discuss her research, specifically her latest paper, "Canada's Drone Use and…
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Venezuela and the 2025 Year in Review
On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss Venezuela, as well as major events in global and Canadian…
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Looking Into 2026
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Dr. Ian Brodie and Darrell Bricker to discuss their takeaways from the Halifax Security…
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Inflection Point: Canadian Army Modernization
In this first episode of Defence Deconstructed for 2026, we feature our most popular episode from 2025, "Inflection Point: Canadian Army Modernization" with…
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Discussing the Royal Canadian Air Force: Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we’re featuring a fireside chat from our November 27th 2025 conference, Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence, with…
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The CAF and The Path to 5%
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we’re featuring the second panel from our November 12th 2025 Defence Procurement Conference, with Lieutenant-General…
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Waiting for Canada to "Build, Baby, Build"
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Shannon Joseph about her recent paper for CGAI "Waiting for Canada to 'Build…
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A Lens on Taiwan and China
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Julia Bentley and Phil Calvert to discuss the intricacies of Taiwan and China. Thank you…
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A Discussion with The Honourable Stephen Fuhr
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we’re featuring a fireside chat from our November 27th 2025 conference, Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence, with…
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A Self-Help Manual for Europe Navigating Transatlantic Relations
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Sofie Lilli Stoffel to discuss her latest study, "When Your Ally Turns Narcissistic: A…
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What Canadians Think about International Energy Exports
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Monica Gattinger about recently released polling from Positive Energy and Nanos…
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Integrated Air and Missile Defence
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we’re featuring a panel discussion from our November 27th 2025 conference Creating Pan-Domain Continental Defence…
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A Pipeline or a Pipe Dream? Ft. Jack Mintz
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Jack Mintz about the competitiveness implications of the Canada-Alberta MoU for…
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The Prime Ministers of the True North
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Raymond Blake to discuss his latest success, Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of…
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DPRK Cyber Operations
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Dr. Julie Kim, to discuss her new paper, “From Intelligence Gathering to Financial Gain: Countering…
The CGAI Podcast NetworkConsiderations for a Northwest B.C. Oil Export Terminal
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Andrew Rae // For the intro segment, Kelly and Joe discuss the MoU between…
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Beyond the Build
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Ken Frankel and Eric Miller to discuss the latest paper from the Canadian Council for the…
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Canada's Military Education
In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Dr. Paul Mitchell, to discuss professional military education in Canada, looking at the…
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Building Major Projects to Asia ft. Hafiz Zubir, David Nikolejsin, and Mark Maki
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the audio from three segments from the CGAI Energy Security Forum Conference, "Canada's Next…
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Discussing Chrétien
On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with John Meehan to discuss his recently released book, "Chrétien and the World", co-edited…
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Canada'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…
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The 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…
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Takeaways 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…