In the 24th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve discuss the tragic Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash, recommendations from the CDSN COVID Response Conference, what international travel may look like in the future, the attempted coup debacle in Venezuela as well as thoughts on the World Health Organization’s challenges and opportunities. Our Feature Interview this week is with Kelley Lee [33:45], Professor Lee teaches Globalization and Health with a particular focus on improving understanding of the impacts of global change on public health, and the need for collective action to tackle the risks and benefits arising from them, including World Health Organization reform. This week’s RnR segment [01:03:45], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions. This week’s R&R picks are 1. Five Came Back 2. Upload 3. Chad Millman, The Detonators. Mentioned: CDSN COVID Response Recommendations and Future Directions / COVID - Recommandations de réponse du CDSN et orientations futures; Alex Ward’s The “ridiculous” failed coup attempt in Venezuela, explained; Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Philippe Lagassé’s Analyzing the political pressures of COVID-19 will help us understand what a post-pandemic world might look like.
In the 22nd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Stef discuss the effects of COVID on security and defence for NATO, the UN and the CAF. Our Emerging Scholar & CDSN Capstone Laureate Mathieu Landriault [27:30], discuss his research on Canadian media in the Arctic. Our Feature Interview this week is with CDSN’s co-director Andrea Charron [36:15] where she and Steve discuss the Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD), NORAD and Deter, Detect, Defeat. This week we introduce a new segment called RnR [58:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions. This week’s RnR picks are The Letter to the King on Netflix and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Mentioned: A report by the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba. The Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD): How Permanent and Joint? Celebrating 80 Years of Cooperation.
Episode 17: Global Hotspots (5 February 2020)
In the 17th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef discuss highlights from the CGAI conference in Ottawa this past week, the makings of a good conference, Canadian ISIS fighters captured in Afghanistan, NATO in Iraq, the NATO Policy on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and the CAF falling short of its target of a 25% female force. Our Capstone Preview features Emerging Scholar Ali Wyne [33:30], a researcher at RAND, who presented at KCIS last summer, on Great Power Competition. Our Feature Interview this week is with Year Ahead guest, Ayesha Ray [44:45] where we discuss her research including escalating tensions in Kashmir and the inclusion of women in the Indian armed forces. This week’s Peeve [1:03:00] is about the American electoral process. Mentioned: Stéfanie von Hlatky’s Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism; Heidi Hardt & Stéfanie von Hlatky’s NATO's About-Face: Adaptation to Gender Mainstreaming in an Alliance Setting; Susan Bartels’ ‘Even peacekeepers expect something in return’: A qualitative analysis of sexual interactions between UN peacekeepers and female Haitians
Episode 5: Learning and Adapting, or Not
This episode of Battle Rhythm is about adaptation and learning in international affairs. In the New and Noteworthy segment, Steve and Stef discuss the ongoing protests in Hong Kong and Canada’s response. They also examine the influence of celebrity diplomacy in light of the diplomatic crisis between Sweden and the US over A$AP Rocky and unpack Trump’s recent expression of interest in Greenland. As September approaches, Steve and Stef highlight what is exciting and challenging about a new academic term. Responding to a listener’s question, they recommend key readings for Canadians interested in defence and security. The Emerging Scholar segment is with Alexander Salt [19:30] whose research explores how lessons learned from military operations in WWII affected US military organizational change. In the feature interview, Steve and Stef speak with Christopher Ankersen [25:45] who considers the possibility that the international system may not bounce back from the Trump era. Finally, in Steve's Peeves, Steve offers his views on the gun debate in America.
In the pilot episode of Battle Rhythm Podcast, Steve and Stef introduce themselves and explain the purpose and format of the podcast. They discuss the end of Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali and the appointment of Canada’s first ambassador for Women, Peace and Security. In our Emerging Scholar segment, Stef speaks with James Anderson [12:12], a US Air Force intelligence officer and Fulbright Scholar on US-Canada security relations . Steve shares some of his thoughts on millennials in the debut of 'Steve's Peeves.' The feature interview guest is Dan Drezner [29:00], Professor of International Politics at Tufts University and Washington Post Columnist who offers his perspective on the frayed state of the liberal international order. Dan Drezner’s most recent book: The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas. Movie Recommendation: War Games.
