On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Joe and Kelly talk with David Detomasi about the unique historical role of oil in geopolitics, Canada's role as a player in this system, and his book "Profits and Power: Navigating the Politics and Geopolitics of Oil": https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487520106

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Guest Bio:
- David Detomasi is a Professor & Distinguished Teaching Fellow of International Business at Queen's University

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Host Bio:
- Kelly Ogle is Managing Director of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Joe Calnan is VP Energy and Calgary Operations at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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Reading recommendations:
- "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare", by Edward Fishman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726149/chokepoints-by-edward-fishman/
"The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism", by Jin Keyu: https://www.amazon.ca/New-China-Playbook-Socialism-Capitalism/dp/1800753861

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Interview recording Date: October 7, 2025

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Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.