Today we welcome CERBA's old friend and its National Board member - Mr. Piotr Dutkiewicz, to the IceBreakers Podcast. Piotr is a Professor of Political Science and former Director of the Institute of European and Russian Studies at Carleton University. He is also an author of 16 books and a current Valdai Club member, a group of forty world-renowned experts on Russia.
Piotr is sharing stories about his family, living and studying in Russia, moving to Canada, "Golden time" in Canada-Russia relations, teaching at Carleton University and the areas of prospective cooperation between our countries.
Related Links to the Episode
Carleton University
Valdai Club
Canada Russia Business Council 2021
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Introducing Piotr Dutkiewicz
1:42 Cultural shock
5:13 Trademark of Russian culture
6:44 Three letters to Oxford, Berkeley or Queens
9:05 "Golden times" of European and Russian Institute at Carleton
11:23 Deal with Russia "As Is"
13:33 Global challenges - global responses
16:57 Teaching at Carleton University
21:20 CIDA projects
24:17 Cooperate, not collide
28:31 What is Valdai Club Foundation?
33:19 What made Piotr a leader?
34:10 What does the future hold for Piotr
35:14 Conclusion
Icebreakers is produced by CERBA, an independent non-profit organization that promotes bilateral trade and investment between Canada and Eurasia. www.cerbanet.org
