The CGAI Podcast Network

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature a webinar focused on the role of Canada in the current energy crisis. For the intro, Joe unpacks the meaning of "Energy Superpower" and whether Canada should aim for this goal. --- Guests: - Kevin Birn is a Vice President, leads the Center of Emissions Excellence, and also serves as the Chief Analyst for Canadian Oil Markets at S&P Global Commodity Insights - Monica Gattinger is the Chair of Positive Energy and the University of Ottawa - Kelly Ogle is a Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Reading recommendation: --- Interview recording Date: April 10, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Michael Pearson to discuss his latest book, "Private Letters, Public Matters: The Family Correspondence of Lester B Pearson", which looks at the letters between his grandfather, former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and his father, Diplomat Geoffrey Pearson. // Participants' bios: Michael Pearson is the grandson of former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and author of Private Letters, Public Matters // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Private Letters, Public Matters: The Family Correspondence of Lester B Pearson" by Michael Pearson - "The Innocent Canadian" by John Delacourt // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Release date: April 20, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Hon. Randall Schriver and Mike Kuiken to discuss their 2025 Annual Report to Congress by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. We look at the work the Commission has done, updates on the link between China and Iran, and how this fits in the U.S. national security defence ecosystem. // Guest bios: Hon. Randall Schriver is the Chair at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Mike Kuiken is the Vice-Chair at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Island at the Center of The World" by Russell Shorto - "Wide Wide Sea" by Hampton Sides // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 17 April 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Sara Vakhshouri joins Joe Calnan to unpack why disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has global economic and security consequences beyond just energy. --- Guest: Sara Vakhshouri a CGAI Fellow and the Founder of SVB Energy International Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Reading recommendation: --- Interview recording Date: April 2, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with The Honourable Peter MacKay, The Honourable Jean Charest and Gary Doer to talk about Mark Carney's first year as the Prime Minister of Canada. // Participants' bios: The Honourable Peter MacKay is the former Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Attorney Governor General of Canada The Honourable Jean Charest is the former Deputy Prime Minister and 29th Premier of Quebec Gary Doer is the former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and 20th Premier of Manitoba // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Breaking Point" by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson - "The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped" by J.D.M. Stewart - "De Gaulle Une Vie" by Jean-Luc Barré // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Release date: April 13, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we present the first episode in our series with the 1 Canada Air Division. In our first feature, David Perry sits down with Colonel Curtis Wright, to discuss routine operations that are managed from the Combined Aerospace Operations Centre (CAOC), how we coordinate with allied operation centres and what the evolution of the CAOC will look like as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) undergoes modernization. // Guest bios: Colonel Curtis Wright is the Director of the Combined Aerospace Operations Centre // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Developing Coaching Leaders" by Major-General (ret'd) Scott Clancy // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 10 April 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Charles St-Arnaud joins Joe Calnan to unpack the economic consequences of the ongoing energy crisis for Canada. For the intro, Joe explores various oil price benchmarks and what they mean. --- Guest: Charles St-Arnaud is the Chief Economist of Servus Credit Union Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Reading recommendation: "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty", by Daron Acemoglu and Jakmes Robinson: https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity/dp/0307719227 --- Interview recording Date: April 2, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Peter Jones to discuss the ongoing components influencing Canada's relationship with the U.S. and what the future of trade might look like. // Participants' bios: Peter Jones is a professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - Peter Jones in The Walrus Magazine - "The Company: The Rise And Fall Of The Hudson's Bay Empire" by Stephen Bown // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 30, 2026 Release date: April 07, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Chris Pogue, the President Defence and Space at Calian Group. We discuss talk why IP matters so much for Canada in the context of the DIS, and what Canada should be doing to protect it. We look at why we should make more funding available for IP development, invest in the protection of IP and enable fair use for Canada where Canada funded the research. // Guest bios: Chris Pogue is President, Defence and Space at Calian Group // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "The Storm Before The Calm" by George Friedman // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 02 April 2026

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss Canada's representation at CERAWeek, their oil price predictions for April, updates on the Iran war, and more. // Donate to CGAI here: buy.stripe.com/28o29deEmeCH1ck8ww // - Kelly Ogle is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Joe Calnan is VP, Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Recording date: March 31, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Adam Chapnick, Raymond Blake and Ian Brodie to discuss Mark Carney's first year as Prime Minister. // Participants' bios: Adam Chapnick is Professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto and co-author of Canada First, Not Canada Alone: A History of Canadian Foreign Policy Ian Brodie is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary and Program Director for CGAI. Raymond Blake is Professor of History at the University of Regina and Winner of the 2025 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "Ice War Diplomat" by Gary Smith - "Inside Snc-lavalin" by Lawrence Stevenson - "Renegotiating the Bargain" by Rob Currie-Wood // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 19, 2026 Release date: March 30, 2026

In this Triple Helix episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Dr. Lilit Klein to discuss her latest paper, "Canada, the EU, and the Future of the ITAR Exemption". // Guest bios: Dr. Lilit Klein is the Editor of Research and Publications at the CDA Institute // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Canada, the EU, and the Future of the ITAR Exemption" by Dr. Lilit Klein - "The Rest of Our Lives" by Ben Markovits // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 27 March 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature a re-run where Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan interview Greg Brew about the Trump Administration's possible stance toward Iran and the wider Middle East. For the intro, Joe unpacks the meaning of attacks on energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf and the discussions at CERAWeek. --- Guest: Greg Brew is a CGAI Fellow, an analyst with Eurasia Group's Energy, Climate & Resources team focusing on the geopolitics of oil and gas, and Eurasia Group's country analyst for Iran. Hosts: Kelly Ogle is a Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Reading recommendation: "The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform" by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian: https://www.amazon.ca/Great-Transformation-Chinas-Revolution-Reform/dp/0300267088 --- Interview recording Date: January 23, 2025 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Christopher Sands, Carlo Dade, Matthew Holmes and Laurence Herman to discuss Chris' latest publication, "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 2026: Review and déjà vu". // Participants' bios: Christopher Sands is the Director for the Centre of Canadian Studies at The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Carlo Dade is the Director of International Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Matthew Holmes is Executive Vice President & Chief of Public Policy at Canadian Chamber of Commerce Lawrence Herman is Counsel, International Trade & Investment, Public Policy and Government Relations // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 2026: Review and déjà vu" by Christopher Sands - "Reluctant Conquest" by Kathryn Lavelle - "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee - "The Revolt of The Public" by Martin Hurri - "The Dollar a Year Men" by Allan Levine // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 10, 2026 Release date: March 23, 2026

In this Triple Helix episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Dr. Julie Kim, our Korea Fellow, to discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Australia, India and Japan, opportunities for cooperation with Indo-Pacific countries and Canada-ROK maritime security cooperation. // Guest bios: Dr. Julie Kim is the Korea Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Antkind" by Charlie Kaufman // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 20 March 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe is joined by David Detomasi to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Persian Gulf and the historical precedents of the 1970s and 1980s. You can find David's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Profits-Power-Navigating-Politics-Geopolitics/dp/1487520107 // Guest Bio: - David Detomasi is a Professor & Distinguished Teaching Fellow of International Business at Queen's University // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America", by Kenneth Pollack: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0812973364?ref_=cb_interstitial_us_ca_desktop_unrec_location_unk_dp_dp // Interview recording Date: March 17, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Andrew Rasiulis and `Paul Meyer to discuss Ukraine, Iran and what current events mean for Canada and world order. // Participants' bios: Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow. He served in the Canadian Forces and then with the Department of National Defence responsible for Eastern Europe. Paul Meyer served as Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. He is a fellow in international security and adjunct Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, and a Director of the Canadian Pugwash Group. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order" by Glenn Diesen - "Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger" by A. Wess Mitchell // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 04, 2026 Release date: March 16, 2026

In this of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry sits down with Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. We discuss where the RCN sits today, fleet assets regarding the submarine program, personnel and Coast Guard operations. // Guest bios: Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy // Host bio: David Perry, President & CEO, Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Pirate of the Adriatic" by Sean Livingston // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 13 March 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature an "as it happens" conversation between Joe and Rory Johnston as oil prices react to the possible end of American strikes on Iran. // Guest Bio: - Rory Johnston is a CGAI Fellow and Founder of Commodity Context // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendations: - "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation", by Andrew Ross Sorkin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/665634/1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin/9780593296967 // Interview recording Date: March 9, 2026 // Energy Security Cubed 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 Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Colin Robertson sits down with Francisco Suarez Davila to discuss the current status of Canada-Mexico relations, where we are at with CUSMA and multilateralism in the new world. // Participants' bios: Francisco Suarez Davila is the former Mexican Ambassador to Canada // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 09, 2026 Release date: March 09, 2026