The Global Exchange: Canada First, not Canada Alone ft. Adam Chapnick

10/01/2025 48 min
The Global Exchange: Canada First, not Canada Alone ft. Adam Chapnick

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Episode Synopsis

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Adam Chapnick about the lessons from his recent book, coauthored with Asa McKercher, Canada First, Not Canada Alone: A History of Canadian Foreign Policy. You can find his book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/canada-first-not-canada-alone-9780197653715?cc=ca&lang=en&

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Participants' bios
- Adam Chapnick is Professor of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College and the Royal Military College of Canada.

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Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson //

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Reading Recommendations:
- "Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity", by Raymond B. Blake: https://www.ubcpress.ca/canadas-prime-ministers-and-the-shaping-of-a-national-identity
- "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis", by J.D. Vance: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hillbilly-elegy-j-d-vance?variant=40999190167586

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Recording Date: December 17, 2024.