Michael Kovrig's Strategic Narratives
Michael Kovrig, Vina NadjibullaComment and analysis on geopolitics, geoeconomics, global security, communication, and human values with a focus on China, the Indo-Pacific and great-power rivalry. Posts explore the strategic narratives that shape perceptions and drive decisions.
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Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy is now more robust than ever
Mark Carney and Narendra Modi in Delhi, March 2, 2026 (Credit: PMO)
A guest post by Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President of Research & Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Originally published in Policy Magazine.
The first...
The hard choices of Canada’s China reset
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Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Canada this week is significant. It is the first bilateral visit to Canada by a Chinese foreign minister since June 2016, and the most visible sign yet that th...
Hedgers in Beijing II: the parade Trump made
Donald Trump was in Beijing last week for a summit with General Secretary Xi Jinping. A lot has changed since the last American state visit to China in 2017. Then he was still seen as the de facto leader of an admittedly disoriented West. N...
Hedgers in Beijing: a report on the banality of accommodation
An unprecedented wave of Western leaders has visited China since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Now this 访华潮 (fǎng huá cháo) of politicians is rising to a foamy crest as the U.S. President rolls into Beijing this week. While each...
Geopolitics at the Frontline: Trump, China and the new world order
What kind of world does the Chinese Communist Party want? It’s not trying to overthrow the international system in one dramatic rupture. Instead, amidst the current chaos, it’s moving more subtly: embedding itself in existing layers of orde...
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Founder, StrategicEffects. CEO, Kovrig Group. Senior Adviser, International Crisis Group. China/Indo-Pacific hand. Writer, researcher, geopolitical analyst, former diplomat, policy advocate, investor, philanthropist. 己所不欲,勿施於人
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