On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we talk trade with four Washington insiders on the eve of President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Join Colin in a discussion with Eric Miller, Rob Wright, Sarah Goldfeder and John M. Weekes on the future of Canada-US trade, specifically in terms of NAFTA and the broader TPP.
Bios:
Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP.
Eric Miller - A Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group.
Rob Wright - An Advisory Council Member of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, former DM for International trade and former Ambassador.
Sarah Goldfeder - A Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Principal with the Earnscliffe Strategy Group.
John M. Weekes- A Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Business Advisor at Bennett Jones Ottawa.
Related Links:
Colin Robertson - Canada and Mexico must stand together amid trade threats (http://www.cgai.ca/robertsonjanuary162017)
Eric Miller - Canada’s Trudeau Signals Readiness to Talk Trade With Donald Trump (http://www.wsj.com/articles/canadas-trudeau-signals-readiness-to-talk-trade-with-donald-trump-1478801508)
Sarah Goldfeder - The Trump era starts now (http://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/january-2017/the-trump-era-starts-now/)
John M. Weekes - The Cost Of Trump's Transactional Approach To Trade (http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/559016/international+trade+investment/The+Cost+of+Trumps+Transactional+Approach+to+Trade)
Book Recommendations:
Eric Miller - "What Is Populism?" by Jan-Werner Müller (https://www.amazon.ca/What-Populism-Jan-Werner-M%C3%BCller/dp/0812248988/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484862371&sr=8-1&keywords=%22what+is+populism%3F%22+by+jan-werner+muller)
Rob Wright - "A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order" by Richard Haass (https://www.amazon.ca/World-Disarray-American-Foreign-Policy-ebook/dp/B01ESI3PPG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484862395&sr=8-1&keywords=A+World+in+Disarray%3A+American+Foreign+Policy+and+the+Crisis+of+the+Old+Order)
Sarah Goldfeder - "Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations" by Thomas L. Friedman (https://www.amazon.ca/Thank-You-Being-Late-Accelerations-ebook/dp/B01F1Z0QHA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1484862315&sr=8-1)
John M. Weekes - "The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life" by John le Carré (https://www.amazon.ca/Pigeon-Tunnel-Stories-My-Life/dp/0735232547/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484862441&sr=8-1&keywords=a+pigeon+tunnel)
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Produced by Jared Maltais and Meaghan Hobman. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
