Pendulum

Four years into the fullscale invasion: prospects for peace, humanitarian devastation. On our pod, host & founding partner @BakkenBits is joined by Valeriy Kostyuk, Executive Director of @CUFCanada the Canada-Ukraine Foundation to unpack and assess. 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/00inyx…

🎙️The Swing's Year in Review: who`s up & who`s down, communications wins & losses and what actually got done. Can decisive leadership survive the grind of minority rule, economic headwinds, and an unforgiving electoral clock in 2026? 📻⬇️ tinyurl.com/3xs66z46 #cdnpoli #Canada

🎙️Join us on The Swing as we delve into Russia’s frozen state assets. $300B USD are in financial deep-freeze in a Belgian securities depository, including money that's Canadian. Will it help Ukraine or fuel Putin's war chest? Listen➡️: rss.com/podcasts/the-s… #Cndpoli #Ukraine

Smart insights by our co-founder @YaroslavB in assessing the 28-point “peace plan” and Canada’s role as #Ukraine discussions unfold. 👇🏽

📻Join us on 'The Swing' for a candid conversation about diplomacy, deterrence, and the geopolitical stakes behind the so-called peace plan for Ukraine that resembles many failed ones before it. #cdnpoli #UkraineWar #Geopolitics rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

📻Just how close was the final confidence vote on Canada's budget? @YaroslavB & @bakkenbits break down House roles and rules to help you understand how it passed and what comes next. Know it like a pro in 12 minutes. #Budget2025 #Canada #Cdnpoli #Democracy rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

Canada's federal budget will be tabled Nov 4. Check out our plainspeak explainer: the debate, confidence votes, Estimates and Appropriations cycle, ways and means, the implementation bills, and more. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/45Us6b… #cdnpoli

🇨🇦🎙️Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy: Minister Anand’s Asia tour & PM Carney’s upcoming ASEAN/APEC visits signal a strategic pivot. @YaroslavB & @VinaNajibulla & @J_B_Miller talk trade, diplomacy & what’s next on 'The Swing'. rss.com/podcasts/the-s… #IndoPacific #CdnPoli #Trade

🎧After four years advising two Prime Ministers of Canada on foreign policy, Oz Jungic breaks his silence with Pendulum. Hop onto The Swing for an insider's recollection of hinge moments in the Prime Minister's Office when tough decisions are made.#cdnpoli rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

Proud of the contributions of our Geopolitical Advisory principals, @jbmllr & @BalkanDevlen on the fall international defence & security conference circuit: Next up: Jonathan Berkshire Miller presenting at #RigaConf2025 this week ⁦⁦@LATO_LV⁩ rigaconference.lv

🎧Can Canada fast-track resource projects AND honour Indigenous rights? The National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation is woven into political & investment realities. Learn how consent & duty to consult meaningfully bridge the quest for development.#cdnpoli rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

🎙️💼The House is back and so are the debates that will set the tone for months. In this week's podcast briefing: How Committees work, Europe’s defense strategies, & Freeland's resignation. Yes Minister —Albania's procurement minister is AI. rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

Cdn lawmakers will return to the House for what promises to be a high-stakes fall sitting of Parliament w/ tariff shocks, fiscal pressure & a sharpened opposition.@YaroslavB shares insights on how Ottawa is preparing for its toughest test yet. #cdnpoli🎧 rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

📻This week on The Swing: a briefing on the Cabinet Planning Forum, Alberta's new Major Projects Office & the Shanghai surprise. How is Canada navigating global shifts and domestic strategy against the backdrop of emerging global power blocs? 🎧⏬rss.com/podcasts/the-s… #cndpoli

🎙️This week on The Swing: PM Carney scraps tariffs, pledges $2B to Ukraine on Independence Day, & forges long-term strategic ties w/ Europe. Back home, Poilievre wins a seat in Parliament. And Canada’s infamous young crypto hacker is on the lam. #cdnpoli 📻rss.com/podcasts/the-s…

This week on 'The Swing' we break down three developments in Canadian politics: the August 1 trade deadline, a foreign policy shift in the Middle East & Elections Canada's by-election ballot change. 🎧Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/the-s… #cdnpoli #foreignpolicy #electionscanada

Today is a big day in the Canada-U.S. trade war with the imposition by Donald Trump of a 35% across-the-board tariff. But it’s not quite as grim as it sounds on the surface. Pendulum’s co-founder @YaroslavB explains why.👇🏽 #cdnpoli #TradeWar

🎧Hop on The Swing to hear @Carleton_U Prof. @FenHampson @YaroslavBaran & @bakkenbits break down the real stakes in Canada–U.S. trade as negotiators face a 35% U.S. tariff threat. Will it be Armageddon? Short answer is No. Find out why here: shorturl.at/yY5Tq #cdnpoli 🇨🇦🇺🇸