THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

September 8, 2021

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson talks about the pressing foreign policy issues that should be discussed during this week’s debates.

Participant Biographies:

• Nic Moyer is CEO of Cooperation Canada
• Ben Rowswell is President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council.
• Trevor Kennedy is the Director of Trade and International Policy, Business Council of Canada.
• Julia Anderson is the CEO for the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH).
• Mark Agnew is the senior director of international policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
• Robert Greenhill is Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative.

Host Biography:

• Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Resources:

• “Assessing Canada’s Global Engagement Gap” by Robert Greenhill and Margaret McQuillan
• “Why Africa? Building Canada’s economic ties to the world’s fastest-growing continent” by the Business Council of Canada 
• “Afghanistan: Looking Back to Move Forward” by Joe Ingram
• Letter to Leaders Debate Commission 
• "Foreign Policy By Canadians" by the Canadian International Council 
• “Canada needs to reimagine a foreign policy for a leaderless world" by Ben Rowswell et al.

R&R:

• "Ice and Water" by John English 
• "The Shadow King" by Maaza Mengiste
• "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
• "The History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land" by Adam Shoalts
• "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius
• "The Daily Stoic"
• "Ladyparts" by Deborah Copaken
• "The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War" by John Boyko