General Wayne Eyre
Retired Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces with over 30 years of service and operational deployments; now a senior fellow and visiting professor offering practitioner perspectives on military intervention and escalation.
Top 3 podcasts with General Wayne Eyre
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Feb 6, 2026 • 55min
Competitive Intervention, Proxy War, and Military Assistance: Anderson, Eyre, and Kuhlman
Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Matthew Kuhlman, U.S. Army officer and scholar; General (ret.) Wayne Eyre, former Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff; Noel Anderson, political scientist on competitive intervention. They discuss types and frequency of external military aid. They examine how outside support shapes civil war duration, escalation dynamics, proxy strategies, and the rising role of nonstate and regional actors.
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Aug 26, 2023 • 43min
General Wayne Eyre- Read, Write, and Lead
General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defense Staff for Canada, shares leadership lessons and emphasizes the importance of reading, writing, and reflection. They discuss professionalism, holistic health, failure as a teacher, contrasting approaches to polar exploration, the value of reading for decision-making, pressure on leaders and criticism in today's environment, challenges faced by leaders, advice for service members joining the military, and expressing gratitude and promoting the podcast.
Apr 16, 2024 • 28min
On The Line with General Wayne Eyre, commander of the Canadian Armed Forces
General Wayne Eyre, former commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Defence Staff, discusses the state of the world today, Canada's military readiness, and the recently announced Defence Policy Update. He emphasizes the need for Canada to be prepared for geopolitical challenges and the importance of international stability for the country's prosperity.
