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October 15, 2025
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe talks with Brenda Shaffer about her recent report for the Macdonald Laurier Institute and Prosperity, Not Poverty, "(Dis)empowering Africa: How the West’s energy policies fuel poverty in the continent".
Guest Bio:
- Brenda Shaffer is an energy expert at the U.S. Naval Post-graduate School
Host Bio:
- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
- Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Vice President, Energy Security and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Reading recommendation:
- "(Dis)empowering Africa: How the West’s energy policies fuel poverty in the continent" by Brenda Shaffer
-
Game Changer: Our Fifty-Year Mission to Secure America's Energy Independence by Harold Hamm
Produced by Joe Calnan | Music by Drew Phillips.

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