INTRODUCTION 2

The World’s Most Contested Information Space: What Taiwan’s Experience of Chinese Cognitive Warfare Offers Canada 3

  An Industrialized Assault on Trust 4

  How Taiwan Responds 4

  Canada Is on the Same Map 6

  Three Lessons and a Warning 7

  From a Contingency to a Teacher 8

How Strengthening Indonesia- Canada Economic Relations Serves Canada’s Strategic Interests 9

  Why Indonesia Matters to Canada in a Fragmenting Global Economy 9

  Turning Indonesia’s Supply-Chain Needs into Canadian Opportunities 10

  Using ICA-CEPA to Expand Canada’s Economic Footprint 11

  Building a Canada–Indonesia Partnership on Critical Minerals 12

  Advancing Middle-Power Partnership for a Stronger Trading System 12

  From Trade Agreement to Strategic Partnership 13

Canada–Viet Nam Climate Resilience and Trade Co-operation: The Role of CPTPP in Shaping Bilateral Trade and Sustainable Development 14

  CPTPP as the Foundation for Economic Integration Between Canada and Viet Nam 15

  Climate Resilience as a Shared Strategic Priority 15

  The Energy Transition: A Central Area for Bilateral Co-operation 16

  Clean Technology and Sustainable Value Chains 16

  Toward a Climate-Smart Canada-Viet Nam Partnership 17

  Conclusion 18

The Hits and Misses of the ASEAN Summit  19

  The Energy Crisis 19

  Maritime Security Remains Controversial 20

  Mixed Results for the Mainland 21

  Preparing for the November Summit 22

When Speed Runs Out of Ammunition: The First AI War, the Korean Peninsula, and Directions for South Korea-Canada Co-operation 23

  Introduction 23

  The First AI War: The Paradox of Speed in the Iran War 24

  Implications for the Korean Peninsula 25

  Closing the Window of Vulnerability: Directions for South Korea–Canada Co-operation 28

  Conclusion 29