Our Asia Pacific Conversations podcast series features thought-leaders from the Asia Pacific and Canada as they explore issues and ideas at the intersection of Canada-Asia relations.
Podcasts
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Latest Episode
October 4, 2024 | Episode 22India’s Rise: The Unfinished Quest, a Conversation with Author Prof. T.V. Paul
In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Professor T. V. Paul, Distinguished James McGill Professor of International Relations at McGill University and a Distinguished Fellow with APF Canada, unpacks his latest book, The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi.
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September 19, 2024 | Episode 21
Spotlight Taiwan: Balancing Security and Ambition
In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, we turn a spotlight on Taiwan following two recent APF Canada interactions with Asia’s high-tech powerhouse – the Taipei Security Dialogue in Taiwan on September 12 and an APF Canada event in Vancouver with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Canada Representative Dr. Harry Tseng on September 9.
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August 29, 2024 | Episode 20
Asia Pacific Conversations: ‘Strength in Unity’: A Conversation with Canada’s Minister of National Defence
This episode of Asia Pacific Conversations features an encore audio presentation of our special event with Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair.
At this public event in Vancouver on August 8, 2024, Minister Blair discussed Canada’s contributions to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific with our Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla.
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August 19, 2024 | Episode 19
Asia Pacific Conversations: Unrest in Bangladesh: What Happened, Why, and What Comes Next
This episode of Asia Pacific Conversations features a discussion about the dramatic events in Bangladesh over the past several weeks with Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla.
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July 24, 2024 | Episode 18
Unpacking RIMPAC: The View from the Pacific Theatre
In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Vina Nadjibulla, APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, shares her experiences – and international security takeaways – as a ‘distinguished visitor’ at Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, the world’s largest combined joint maritime exercises held every two years in and around the Hawaiian Islands, with our Communications Director Michael Roberts.
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June 27, 2024 | Episode 17
Asia Pacific Conversations: Security Disruptions and Reactions in the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Vina Nadjibulla, APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, discusses her takeaways and concerns following a multi-country visit to the Indo-Pacific in May/June that included meetings, summits, and dialogues in the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, and Mongolia, where she participated in the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security.
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June 6, 2024 | Episode 16
Asia Pacific Conversations: A Canadian Dairy Cooperative’s 10-Year Journey into Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia boasts a population of 660 million and, as a region, represents Canada’s fourth-largest merchandise trading partner, with trade reaching $40.7 billion in 2022.
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May 30, 2024 | Episode 15
Asia Pacific Conversations: India at the Strategic Crossroads of the World
India is a rising regional and global power and a champion of peace and security across the Indo-Pacific. Its growing economic might and strategic influence place India in a unique position as it navigates expanding great power rivalries at its doorstep and beyond.
India is also currently in the late stages of its 2024 national elections (April 19 to June 1), the largest in world history, with nearly one billion people eligible to cast their ballots.
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May 29, 2024 | Episode 14
Asia Pacific Conversations: An Update on Myanmar from a Government in Exile
As international attention has turned to the devastating wars in Europe and the Middle East, the escalating civil war between the military junta and pro-democracy forces in Myanmar rages on. Since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup d’etat, tens of thousands of people have been killed, and some 2.5 million people have been displaced as the junta attempts to thwart a growing civilian resistance.
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April 25, 2024 | Episode 13
Asia Pacific Conversations: Seeking Solutions to the Global Challenges of Humanity
In this special episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Santiago Alba-Corral, Director of the International Development Research Centre’s Climate Resilient Food Systems Program, discusses the ongoing work of this Canadian institution in supporting research and researchers in developing countries to find solutions to the “global challenges of humanity.”
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April 18, 2024 | Episode 12
Asia Pacific Conversations: The Business of Moving Water
In this special episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, APF Canada’s Trade and Investment Program Manager Anastasia Ufimtseva chats with Mark Nicol, an Asia-based tech-consultant and Business Development Lead (Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) for Calgary-based Mobiltex Data. Mobiltex develops innovative field and cloud-connected technologies to deliver operational, safety, and ESG benefits to energy, water utility, and critical infrastructure operations.
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April 11, 2024 | Episode 11
Asia Pacific Conversations: The Global Growth and Canadian Opportunity in Plant-based Proteins
In this special episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, APF Canada’s Trade and Investment Program Manager Anastasia Ufimtseva chats with Dr. Gaurav Sharma, co-founder of Shandi Global, a Singapore-based company with Canadian connections. Shandi creates sustainable, affordable, nutritious meat alternatives – or plant-based proteins – with the potential of benefitting millions worldwide.
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April 9, 2024 | Episode 10
Asia Pacific Conversations: A View of the World, and Canada, from Southeast Asia
In this podcast episode, APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla, joins our Communications Director Michael Roberts for a discussion of this year's findings from the State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey – including Southeast Asia’s top economic and geopolitical preoccupations and the fact that China edged past the U.S.
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April 4, 2024 | Episode 9
Asia Pacific Conversations: Opening Doors to Canada’s Cleantech Opportunities in Asia
In this special episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, APF Canada’s Trade and Investment Program Manager Anastasia Ufimtseva chats with two international business leaders active in climate solutions bridging Canada and Asia. Chad Rickaby, Managing Partner at Greentech Asia (Singapore/Vancouver) and CEO of ClimateDoor (Vancouver), explains how Canadian businesses have a unique opportunity to prioritize a region looking for products and services where Canada has an advantage.
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March 20, 2024 | Episode 8
Asia Pacific Conversations: Unpacking India’s 2024 National Elections
As 968 million registered voters prepare to cast their ballots in the world’s largest election from April 19 to June 1, APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla, explores the critical dynamics of India’s upcoming elections with Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and their implications for stakeholders in Canada and around the world.
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February 20, 2024 | Episode 7
Asia Pacific Conversations: The Evolving Role of Journalists Covering Human Rights Stories in the Philippines
2023 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Jodesz Gavilan, an investigative reporter with Rappler, an independent news outlet in the Philippines, discusses the challenges for human rights journalists in her country. In her conversation with APF Canada's Senior Program Manager, Erin Williams, she talks about covering the Duterte administration's 'war on drugs', fractious politics, and creating impactful solutions to social challenges.
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February 7, 2024 | Episode 6
Asia Pacific Conversations: Canada’s Inquiry into Foreign Interference
From January 29 to February 2, 2024, Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission held preliminary hearings as part of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions. As APF Canada continues to monitor and provide analysis on this process and its impact and importance for Canadians, our Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla, unpacks this first round of hearings and their implications for our national security and the integrity of our democratic institutions.
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January 29, 2024 | Episode 5
Asia Pacific Conversations: Taiwan Elections 2024, Outcomes and Implications
In this special edition of Asia Pacific Conversations, Vina Nadjibulla, APF Canada's Vice-President, Research & Strategy, discusses Taiwan's 2024 presidential and legislative elections with Dr. Yves Tiberghien. Yves is a Professor of Political Science, Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research, and Co-Director of the Center for Japanese Research at the University B.C.
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November 22, 2023 | Episode 4
Asia Pacific Conversations: A Strategy for Our Age
At the first anniversary of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), and recently returned from the Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum in Ottawa on defence and trade engagement with the region, the Foundation’s Vice-President Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla discusses the implementation and implications of the ‘generational’ foreign policy codified within the IPS.
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November 22, 2023 | Episode 3
Asia Pacific Conversations: Summit to Talk About
In this episode of the Asia Pacific Conversation podcast series, the Foundation’s Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President Research & Strategy, discusses the highs, lows, surprises, and disappointments following her participation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week 2023 in San Francisco November 11-17.
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June 29, 2022 | Episode 2
Asia Pacific Conversations: APF Canada Program Manager Anastasia Ufimtseva Discusses our 2022 Investment Monitor Report
APF Canada President and CEO Jeff Nankivell joins the Foundation's Business Asia Program Manager, Anastasia Ufimtseva, to discuss key findings and takeaways from the Investment Monitor 2022 annual report, including what it can tell us about changes in investment relations between Canada and the Asia Pacific in the post-pandemic environment.
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May 10, 2022 | Episode 1
Asia Pacific Conversations: APEC Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Sta Maria
In the first episode of the Asia Pacific Conversation podcast series, host Jeff Nankivell, President & CEO of APF Canada, sits down with Dr. Rebecca Sta Maria, APEC Executive Director, to discuss the opportunities and challenges the APEC region represents for Canada and what Canadians can gain from active engagement and participation in the region.