On today's Global Exchange Podcast, Colin Robertson talks to Dr. Jennifer Welsh and Robert Greenhill about Canada’s positioning in the world.
Participants’ Bios:
- Dr. Jennifer Welsh is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security and Professor of political science at McGill University. (https://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/jennifer-welsh)
- Robert Greenhill is the Executive Chairman of the Global Canada Initiative and has combined a career in international business with a commitment to public policy. (https://igopp.org/en/igopp/board-of-directors/robert-greenhill/)
You can read Global Canada Initiative's pieces on reimagining Canada's place in the world here:
- “Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: A Diagnostic of Key Trends and Sources of Influence”: https://global-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/A-Diagnostic-of-Key-Trends-August-2020.pdf
- “Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: Ten Strategic Choices for Decision-Makers”: https://global-canada.org/news/reframing-canadas-global-engagement-ten-strategic-choices-for-decision-makers/
What Dr. Jennifer Welsh is reading:
- Philip Cunliffe, The New Twenty Years’ Crisis: A Critique of International Relations, 1999-2019, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-twenty-years-crisis-philip-cunliffe/1135252859
What Robert Greenhill is reading:
- James Daschuk, Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life, https://uofrpress.ca/Books/C/Clearing-the-Plains
Host Bio:
- Colin Robertson (host) is a former Canadian diplomat, now Vice President of and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Recording Date: 19 Oct 2020
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips
