DEFENCE DECONSTRUCTED PODCAST

August 16, 2024

On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Commodore Kristjan Monaghan about his experiences at RIMPAC, role in the exercise, and lessons learned.

Then at 34:10, Dave has a discussion with Dr. Casey Babb about the China-Russia partnership in light of his recent paper for us, titled "A Match Made in Heaven: China-Russia Technology Co-operation and Canada’s National Security".

Guests:

• Canadian Navy Commodore Kristjan Monaghan was the Commander of the Combined Forces Maritime Component Command of Exercise RIMPAC.
• Dr. Casey Babb is Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, International Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute.

Host:

• Dr. David Perry is the President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Book Recommendation:

• "Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media" by Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking