2026 Indo-Pacific Symposium: Shifting Fault Lines?

The 2026 IAR Indo-Pacific Symposium brings together world-leading scholars and practitioners for a focused afternoon of discussion on the critical issues reshaping Asia and its place in the world. Building on the January 2025 inaugural event, this year's symposium features an innovative format designed to foster direct, accessible, and thought-provoking engagement across a broad audience of academics, practitioners, and the informed public. It coincides with the AAS annual meeting in Vancouver, thus panelists and participants alike will represent an exceptional concentration of regional expertise, making this symposium especially impactful.

The afternoon opens with a moderated roundtable on China and Southeast Asia in the evolving global order, exploring how states and societies across the region are navigating shifting geopolitical realities and what this means for Canada and its partners.

This is followed by a rapid-fire series of concise and impactful expert talks addressing key hotspots and critical issues across Asia, from Myanmar and Taiwan to trade disruption, climate change, and more.

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Host or Publisher Institute of Asian Research