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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 Cu...
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Greenland 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 o...
The `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.
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 th...
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 V...
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, t...
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 Us...
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 Canad...
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 S...
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...
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 Defe...
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...
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 'B...
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.
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 Defe...
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 Narcissis...
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 an...
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 De...
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...
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 Sh...
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: Co...
Considerations for a Northwest B.C. Oil Export Terminal
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with Andrew Rae
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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 Counci...
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...
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...
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-...
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 go...
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...
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 McCutc...
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...
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...
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 sc...
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 geo...
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 marke...
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.
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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 G...
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 realitie...
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 in...
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...
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 Pr...
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...