Global importance of the Indo-Pacific region The Indo-Pacific region will play a critical role in shaping Canada’s future over the next half-century. Encompassing 40 economies, over four billion people and $47.19 trillion in economic activity, it is the world’s fastest…

Aug 22, 2024 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by The Diplomat on August 22, 2024. If former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election this November, it will have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy, including in Washington’s priority…

The United States’ Enduring Commitment to the Indo-Pacific: Marking Two Years Since the Release of the Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy The United States is an Indo-Pacific nation.  As the most dynamic and fastest-growing region on earth, the Indo-Pacific is an essential…

Dec 8, 2023 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by Foreign Policy on December 5, 2023. Awidespread criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is that it wrecked—or at least severely undermined—the United States’ power and standing in the world, particularly…

Oct 24, 2023 By Marigold Black This commentary was originally published by Lowy Institute’s Interpreter on October 25, 2023. Alvin Weinberg, integral contributor to the infamous Manhattan Project, coined the term “Big Science” to describe the large-scale, often multi-nationally funded methods devised to…

May 12, 2023 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by Foreign Policy on May 9, 2023. During a ceremony held in Washington to commemorate the Lunar New Year in 2011, then–Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Le Cong Phung surprised the…

Mar 10, 2023 This commentary was originally published by The Diplomat on March 10, 2023. The concept of “impactful projection”—defined as the “ability to hold an adversary at risk, much further from our shores, across the full spectrum of proportionate response”—has become a…

Dec 14, 2022 Even as the Russian military continues to struggle in Ukraine, Air Force leaders and top national security experts at the 2022 West Coast Aerospace Forum warned not to expect similar outcomes in a potential conflict with China.…

May 26, 2022 By Jeffrey Hornung Russia’s war against Ukraine has upended decades of entrenched defense policy in Europe. The effects of the war stretch worldwide as countries monitor Ukraine’s unfolding tragedy to glean possible lessons for their own security. Halfway around…

Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago, January 29, 2016 Mar 21, 2022 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by Nikkei Asia on March 21, 2022. Russia’s war in Eastern Europe has prompted…