In this episode of CIAC Conversations, APF Canada's Communications Director, Michael Roberts, sits down with Bart Édes, a policy analyst, commentator, and author, on the sidelines of APF Canada's fourth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference (CIAC2026) in Singapore in February.
Bart, who also serves as a Distinguished Fellow at APF Canada, uses strategic foresight, a forward-looking approach to exploring future scenarios, to assess Canada's evolving geopolitical relationships with the economies of the Indo-Pacific. He explores necessary updates to Canada's development assistance programs and strategies to build more sustainable, impactful relationships in the region that focus on big-picture issues such as climate change, upskilling, and tech development. Finally, Bart discusses the impact of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy and potential improvements to the Strategy that could help expand Canada's reach and co-operation in the region.
This podcast was originally recorded in February 2026.
