1. Why Canada Must Embrace a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
- Author:
- Jonathan Berkshire Miller and Stephen Nagy
- Publication Date:
- 10-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Japan Institute Of International Affairs (JIIA)
- Abstract:
- How has Canada viewed the scope of its engagement in Asia? The traditional lens to look at such engagement has been through the Asia-Pacific framing – defining the region largely through our experience in the multilateral architecture such as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on the trade side, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF) on the political-security side. Canada was a founding member of APEC in 1990 and has been a dialogue partner in the ARF since its formation in 1994. Aside from these two main vehicles, Canada has been active in the international development space over the years through and is member of the Asian Development Bank, and more recently joined – while not before considerable internal debate – the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2017.
- Topic:
- Bilateral Relations, International Development, Multilateralism, Investment, Trade, and ASEAN
- Political Geography:
- Japan, China, Canada, Asia, North America, Korea, and Indo-Pacific