The CGAI Podcast Network The Canadian Global Affairs Institute

In the 38th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the Year Ahead Conference, growing confrontation involving China and Trump’s last foreign policy moves. In preparation for our the CDSN’s upcoming annual Year Ahead Conference our feature interview guest is the keynote speaker Jacqueline O’Neill [22:10], Canada’s Ambassador of Women Peace and Security. This week’s RnR segment [53:30], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:

1. Mysterious Island (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1705125/)
2. Sandra Perron, Out Standing in the Field (https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781770864948/sandra-perron/out-standing-in-the-field)
3. Dumplin’ more Dolly! (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4878482/)

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Stewart Beck, Dr. Jeffrey Reeves, Dr. Stephen Nagy, and Dr. Jonathan Berkshire Miller about the concept of free and open Indo-Pacific and how Canada can belong.

Participants’ Bios:
- Stewart Beck is the President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/senior-staff/stewart-beck)

- Dr. Jeffrey Reeves is Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/senior-staff/jeffrey-reeves)

- Dr. Stephen Nagy is a fellow at CGAI and at the Asia Pacific Foundation, and is a Senior Associate Professor at the International Christian University, Tokyo (https://www.cgai.ca/stephen_nagy)

- Dr. Jonathan Berkshire Miller is a senior fellow with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. (https://www.jberkshiremiller.com/about.html)

Host Bio:
- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read “Canada and the Indo-Pacific: ‘Diverse’ and ‘Inclusive’, Not ‘Free’ and ‘Open.’”: https://www.asiapacific.ca/sites/default/files/publication-pdf/CANADA%20AND%20THE%20INDO-PACIFIC%20%281%29.pdf


Read Dr. Nagy and Dr. Miller’s brief: “https://www.jiia-jic.jp/en/policybrief/pdf/PolicyBrief_Miller_Nagy_201029.pdf”


What Mr. Beck, Dr. Reeves, Dr. Nagy, and Dr. Miller are reading:
- Bill Buford, Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/20951/dirt-by-bill-buford/9780147530707
- Barack Obama, A Promised Land, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562882/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama/
- Susan Pennypacker and Jon Klassen, Pax, https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/childrens-pax
- Tobias S. Harris, The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan, https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-iconoclast/
- Yan Xuetong, Leadership and the Rise of Great Powers, https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190082/leadership-and-the-rise-of-great-powers
- Kent Calder, Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration, https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=30855

Recording Date: 19 Nov 2020
The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network.
Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

On this episode of the Defence Deconstructed Podcast, David Perry talks to Canada’s Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Mike Rouleau

Participant Bio:
- Lieutenant General Rouleau’s career has been evenly split between duty in the Canadian Army, Special Forces and strategic staff portfolios at National Defence Headquarters. He is a Commander of the Order of Military Merit and has been awarded the Meritorious Service Cross (Afghanistan, 2007) and the Governor General’s Commendation (Sarajevo, 1992). Lieutenant-General Rouleau was appointed as the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on July 15, 2020. (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/vice-chief-defence-staff/biography.html)

Host Bio:
- Dave Perry (host): Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (www.cgai.ca/david_perry)


Recording Date: 13 Nov 2020

Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).
Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips

On this episode of the Energy Security3 Podcast, Kelly Ogle discusses with energy expert and Principal of JTC Energy Research Associates LLC, Jude Clemente, about the relationship between US and Canadian energy security, and the future of this relationship after the recent US election.
 
Participant Bio:
 
- Jude Clemente is an energy expert, commentator, and Principal at JTC Energy Research Associates LLC
 
Host Bio:
 
- Kelly Ogle (host):  President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle)
 
Recording Date: 11 Nov 2020
 
Energy Security3 is part of the CGAI Podcast Network.
 
Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
 
Produced by Seth Scott and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Sarah-Myriam et Thomas discutent avec Rosemary Barton des implications pour le Canada des élections récentes aux États-Unis. Rosemary analyse en particulier le rôle des médias face à la présidence de Donald Trump. Elle discute également du contexte politique au Canada. Elle explique aussi que si le gouvernement Trudeau et la future administration Biden vont se trouver en accord sur plusieurs dossiers, ils risquent tout de même d’être en désaccord sur d’autres.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Pew Research’s Jacob Poushter about security perceptions across 14 democracies, including the United States, and their implications.

Participants’ Bios:
- Jacob Poushter is an associate director at Pew Research Center. He is an expert in international survey research and writes about international public opinion on a variety of topics (https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-poushter/)

Host Bio:
- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

You can read the reports whose data Jacob and Colin discuss here:

- https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/09/23/how-people-in-14-countries-view-the-state-of-the-world-in-2020/
- https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/23/foreign-policy-experts-in-the-u-s-have-much-different-views-about-threats-to-the-country-than-the-general-public/
-

What Jacob Poushter is reading:
- Brandon Sanderson, Dawnshard, https://www.brandonsanderson.com/dawnshard-is-out/

Recording Date: 12 Nov 2020
The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network.
Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips