Strategic Reflections: APF Canada Analysis of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy One Year After Implementation

Executive Summary

To mark the one-year anniversary of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is launching a new series of reflections from our network of experts on the implementation of the strategy and its impact on Canada’s presence, reputation, and influence in the region.

The reflection from Kai Ostwald focuses on IPS’s impact in Southeast Asia, an area of growing importance to Canada and critical to the overall success of the strategy. The contribution from Patrick Leblond focuses on the second pillar of IPS, which deals with trade, investment and supply chain resilience, where arguably Canada has made the most strides since the launch of the IPS. Karthik Nachiappan looks at Canada-India relations and the impact of the recent diplomatic crisis between the two countries on the overall implementation of the strategy. Bart Édes’ reflection highlights what Canada must do to build on the modest successes it has achieved in the Indo-Pacific to date. Finally, Deanna Horton’s reflection makes important linkages between Canada’s Indo-Pacific and Artic strategies and how to leverage complementarities between the two given resource and partnership constraints.

Authors: Kai Ostwald, Bart W. Édes, Patrick Leblond, Deanna Horton, Karthik Nachiappan

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