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On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Jahara Matisek about defence industrial supply chains, critical mineral vulnerabilities, prioritizing ecosystems, and the Canadian defence industrial strategy. For the intro, Joe covers nuclear supply chains, plans for an enormous natural gas power plant, and an update on Venezuela. You can find Jahara's books here: https://www.rienner.com/title/Old_and_New_Battlespaces_Society_Military_Power_and_War https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Military-Strategy-Joint-Operations-and-Airpower You can find Jahara's articles discussed in the podcast here: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-to-supercharge-the-us-militarys-arsenal https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/why-the-us-military-could-lose-the-contest-for-materials-crucial-to-ai https://mwi.westpoint.edu/logistics-left-of-boom-understanding-adversary-threats-to-the-defense-industrial-base-ahead-of-conflict/ https://warontherocks.com/2025/08/these-materials-could-cripple-americas-defense-industrial-base/ https://mwi.westpoint.edu/minerals-magnets-and-military-capability-chinas-rare-earth-weaponization-should-be-a-wake-up-call/ https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/02/the-us-is-not-built-for-war-or-peace-americas-industrial-resilience-gap/ // Guest Bio: - Jahara Matisek is an active-duty US Air Force officer whose work focuses on the policy implications of national security spending, with an emphasis on critical infrastructure resilience // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future", by Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.ca/How-World-Really-Works-Scientists/dp/B001XIIE24 // Interview recording Date: February 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 The Honourable Bob Rae to discuss middle powers and multilateralism. // Participants' bios: The Honourable Bob Rae served at the former Premier of Ontario, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, and Interim Leader of the Liberal Party. From 2020-2025, he served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 30, 2026 Release date: February 17, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with DND/CAF Ombudsman Mario Baril to discuss his role as Ombudsman and his office's latest report: Marking Time: A decade of stalled progress for the Primary Reserve. Read the report here: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/reports-news-statistics/investigative-reports/reserve-force-review.html View the Military Benefits Browser: https://www.canada.ca/en/ombudsman-national-defence-forces/education-information/caf-members/compensation-benefits/mbb.html // Guest bios: Mario Baril is the Department of National Defence/ Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman. // Host bio: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine is Vice President, Ottawa Operations of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/dare-to-lead-brave-work.-tough-conversations.-whole-hearts./9780399592522.html // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 13 February 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Dennis McConaghy about the fate of the Canada-Alberta MoU amid choices about Canada's economic future. For the intro, Joe discusses the Gordie Howe bridge, grid batteries, and the oil blockade of Cuba. // Guest Bio: - Dennis McConaghy is a CGAI Fellow and former pipeline executive // Host Bio: - Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Reading recommendation: - "Who Knew", by Barry Diller: https://www.amazon.ca/Who-Knew-Barry-Diller/dp/1668096870 // Interview recording Date: February 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 The Honourable Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell about their book A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO and the Public Service. // Participants' bios: - The Honourable Kevin Lynch served as Deputy Minister of Industry, Deputy Minister of Finance, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet, later as vice chair of BMO Financial Group. - Jim Mitchell served as Assistant Secretary to the cabinet responsible for the machinery of government before founding the policy consulting firm Sussex Circle. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, the PMO and the Public Service" by The Honourable Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell. - "The Dollar a Year Men" by Allan Levine - "The Daily" Podcast by The New York Times - "The Curse of Politics" Podcast  - "Slow Horses" by Mick Herron // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 20, 2026 Release date: February 9, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with BGen Christopher Horner to discuss Canada's plans for space, the creation and evolution of 3 Canadian Space Division (3CSD) and the future of Canadian space activity in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Department of National Defence (DND). // Guest bios: BGen Christopher Warner is the Commander of 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) and Joint Force Space Component Commander // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Recommended Readings: - "Final Orbit" by Chris Hadfield // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 06 February 2026

On this special episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss the interaction of energy and foreign policy in the Trump administration in 2026, including consideration of Iran, India, Russia, China, and Venezuela. // 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. // 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 Stewart Beck, Vina Nadjibulla, Ted Lipman and Hugh Stephens to discuss Prime Minister Carney's recent visit to China and it's implications for our relationship with China, the Indo-Pacific and Canadian foreign policy going forward. // Participants' bios: - Stewart Beck served as Canada’s High Commissioner to India and is the former as President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation. - Vina Nadjibulla is Vice-President, Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. - Ted Lipman is a career foreign service officer with assignments in Beijing, Consul General in Shanghai and as our Ambassador to Korea. - Hugh Stephens served at Canadian missions in Hong Kong, Beijing, Islamabad and Seoul and as Head of Mission in Taipei. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. // Reading Recommendations: - "What Carney’s China Trip Really Signalled" by Vina Nadjibulla - "Civilizations" by Laurent Binet - "Apple in China" by Patrick McGee - "How China Works" by Xiaohuan Lan - "He Did Not Conquer" by Madelaine Drohan // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: January 20, 2026 Release date: February 3, 2026

In this episode of Defence Deconstructed, we sit down with Mike Greenley to discuss the next bound of space exploration, the emerging space economy, Canada's defence space needs and the opportunity to leverage Canadian defence industry in a space context. // Guest bios: Mike Greenley is the CEO of MDA Space // Host bio: David Perry is President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute // Defence Deconstructed was brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll Release date: 30 January 2026

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Rory Johnston about how oil flows are shifting given the political turmoil in Venezuela, Iran, and the U.S.-Europe relationship, and how it impacts Canada. // 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 recommendation: - "Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela", by William Neuman: https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Never-That-They-Worse-ebook/dp/B092T93X6M - "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety", by Eric Schlosser: https://www.amazon.ca/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/0143125788 // Interview recording Date: January 20, 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.