Host Pierre Jolicoeur is joined by our guest Keir Giles (Researcher in Russian Power Projection) to discuss his latest book “Who Will Defend Europe?”, where he talks Trump/Putin parallels, and given the rhetoric around the 51st state ponders the question “who will defend Canada?”

Host Amar Amarasingam is joined by guest Kacper Rekawek, Senior Research Fellow and Programme Lead at The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), as they discuss Russia, Ukraine and the second Trump term.

At the 2025 Pedagogy Symposium in Toronto, ON host Yolande Bouka (Political Studies, Queen's University) met up with Dr. Leigh Spanner to discuss her research on military families in the CAF and her applied teaching methods.

Host Amarnath Amarasignam (CIDP Deputy Director, Publications) is joined by Stephanie Carvin (Associate Professor, Carleton University) and Thomas Juneau (Associate Professor, Carleton University) as they discuss Trump, his second term and the impact on Canada and beyond.

Host Katherine Rossy (CIDP Deputy Director of Research) is joined by author Tim Martin as they discuss his most recent book "Unwinnable Peace: Untold Stories of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan".