THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

August 28, 2023

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with Deborah Lyons, Andrew Leslie, and William Crosbie about lessons for Canada from the war in Afghanistan two years after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban.

Guests:

• Deborah Lyons is a diplomat and the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Afghanistan.
• Andrew Leslie is a former Member of Parliament for Orléans and retired LGen of the Canadian Forces.
• William (Bill) Crosbie is a former Head of Mission for Canada's Embassy in Afghanistan, and a former senior diplomat at DFATD (now GAC).

Host:

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

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