The Red Passport

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The Red Passport. The special passport used by Canadian diplomats accredited abroad or travelling from Ottawa on high-level business. Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo have all held the Red Passport at key moments in their careers – and in Canada's recent history. In every episode of the CIC's new podcast, they offer listeners their own "Red Passport", giving them an inside view how Canadian governments and policy makers try to steer our country through today's turbulent world – while advancing our interests, and keeping true to our values. Contact us at redpassport@thecic.org with your comments and feedback.

  1. Cage Fights at the White House, G7 and UN

    6天前

    Cage Fights at the White House, G7 and UN

    As Donald Trump prepares for his big 80th birthday UFC Cage Fight on the lawn of the White House, the rest of the world waits pessimistically for its leaders to take on the global challenges of this frightening new era at the G7 next week in Evian, France.   Louise, Jeremy and Peter discuss what's at stake, and how these same challenges are also being addressed—or not—at the United Nations.

    41 分钟
  2. How Does Trump End This? with Jon Allen

    5月29日

    How Does Trump End This? with Jon Allen

    Military conflicts are easy to start and painfully difficult to end. As Donald Trump's war with Iran enters its fourth month, Jon Allen joins Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo to discuss how a conflict once promised to be short and decisive became a global crisis. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, energy markets are under pressure and America's allies are reassessing what U.S. leadership now means. Allen, Canada's former Ambassador to Israel, argues the conflict was shaped by the egos of both Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, and by a miscalculation about how Iran would respond once attacked. The conversation turns to possible negotiations, the limits of Israeli and American leverage, the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the wider fallout for NATO, the G7 and countries that once relied on American stability.

    45 分钟
  3. Decoding CUSMA

    5月16日

    Decoding CUSMA

    Louise Blais returns for a special episode on CUSMA, joining Peter Donolo and Jeremy Kinsman to unpack the next phase of North American trade negotiations. Now serving as Québec's trade representative, Louise explains why the July 1 review date is not a cliff edge, but a critical moment to assess where the agreement is working and where pressure is building. The discussion turns to tariffs on steel, aluminum, vehicles and other key sectors, and why those measures may be hurting American competitiveness as much as Canadian exporters. The three also look at Canada's leverage, the risks and opportunities of deeper North American economic integration, and what this week's Trump-Xi summit may mean for Canada as Washington and Beijing continue to shape the global trade and security environment.

    42 分钟
  4. ​Does the Trump-Xi Summit Signal a G2 World? with Howard Balloch

    5月9日

    ​Does the Trump-Xi Summit Signal a G2 World? with Howard Balloch

    ​Just days before Donald Trump is set to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo welcome back Howard Balloch, Canada's former ambassador to China, to discuss the state of play heading into ​the summit and​ various scenarios that may emerge from it. Balloch's view is that Xi arrives with a clear strategy, while Trump remains far harder to predict. The discussion turns to Taiwan, China's long game, the risks of a new G2-style world order, and what smaller powers like Canada can do when the two most powerful countries increasingly shape the rules around trade, security​ and global stability.

    52 分钟
  5. Optimism Gap with Jon Allen

    4月29日

    Optimism Gap with Jon Allen

    Canadians are unusually anxious about the world, polling suggests, but relatively confident about Canada.  Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo welcome back former Canadian ambassador Jon Allen for a wide-ranging discussion on the Middle East, Cuba, U.S. power and Canada's place in a more volatile international order.  Meanwhile, to help with the Quebec government's efforts in trade, co-host Louise Blais has stepped away, for now, from her regular role on The Red Passport after being named the province's Special Envoy for the renegotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.

    37 分钟
  6. When Diplomacy Disappears

    4月11日

    When Diplomacy Disappears

    What do countries lose when they no longer have diplomats on the ground? Louise, Jeremy and Peter examine how the absence of embassies and diplomatic relations can distort judgment, weaken consular protection and leave governments relying on weaker intelligence, intermediaries and guesswork. Using the long American absence from Iran and Canada's own experience closing missions abroad, they ask what is really lost when states withdraw their diplomatic presence, and whether a country that wants to matter in the world can afford to keep hollowing out its foreign service.

    40 分钟
  7. Is Cuba Next? with Mark Entwistle

    3月24日

    Is Cuba Next? with Mark Entwistle

    What could Trump's latest threats toward Cuba mean for a country already in deep economic and humanitarian crisis? Peter and Jeremy welcome former Canadian ambassador to Cuba Mark Entwistle to unpack the pressure now bearing down on the island: the long aftermath of COVID, the collapse of tourism and tightening US sanctions. Is Washington pursuing regime change, a transactional economic opening or some mix of the two? And if Cuba becomes another testing ground for the Donroe Doctrine, should Canada defend international law, sovereignty and its own long relationship with the Cuban people?

    44 分钟
  8. New World Disorder from Tehran to Caracas with Ben Rowswell

    3月4日

    New World Disorder from Tehran to Caracas with Ben Rowswell

    What will the American and Israeli strikes on Iran unleash? Peter and Jeremy welcome former diplomat and past Canadian International Council president Ben Rowswell to help unpack the cascading consequences of Donald Trump's latest military endeavour, and how it contrasts with his recent operation in Venezuela. Meanwhile, did Carney's initial support for the attack on Iran to destroy its nuclear weapons potentially contradict his messaging at Davos that middle powers should band together to resist superpower unilateralism?

    43 分钟
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The Red Passport. The special passport used by Canadian diplomats accredited abroad or travelling from Ottawa on high-level business. Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo have all held the Red Passport at key moments in their careers – and in Canada's recent history. In every episode of the CIC's new podcast, they offer listeners their own "Red Passport", giving them an inside view how Canadian governments and policy makers try to steer our country through today's turbulent world – while advancing our interests, and keeping true to our values. Contact us at redpassport@thecic.org with your comments and feedback.

信息

  • 创作者
    Canadian International Council
  • 活跃年份
    2024年 - 2026年
  • 单集
    41
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © 2025
  • 节目网站
    The Red Passport

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