THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

April 25, 2022

On this episode of the Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Gary Smith about his book, Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series.

Guest:

• Gary J. Smith was a diplomat at the Canadian embassy in Moscow in 1972. He was instrumental in making the 1972 Canadian-Soviet Hockey Series happen—and keeping it from falling apart. Smith lives in Perth, ON.

Host:

• Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Read Gary Smith's book and learn more about it:

• "Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series"
• Interview with Evan Solomon
• Review by the Kingston Whig Standard

What Gary Smith is reading

• "Freezing Order" by Bill Browder