THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE PODCAST

December 2, 2024

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Derek Burney and Robert Zoellick about managing the North American relationship under Donald Trump.

Guests:

• Derek Burney is a former diplomat with assignments including ambassador to Korea and the United States. He served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the negotiation of the Canada-US FTA and he was our ambassador in Washington during the negotiation of the NAFTA.
• Robert Zoellick is senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Heserved in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W Bush His positions included that of United States Trade Representative, Counsellor, Undersecretary and then Deputy Secretary of State, and Deputy Chief of Staff to the president. He later became President of the World Bank.

Host:

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

Reading Recommendations:

• "For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind" by Tulsi Gabbard
• "The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free" by Pete Hegseth
• "Reagan: His Life and Legend" by Max Boot
• "The Eastern Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918" by Nick Lloyd