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Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo‑Pacific
A global executive certificate delivered live across three regional time-zone streams — each with its own regional pricing. Same program. Same faculty. Same IPSC certificate. Cohorts capped at 30 participants per stream for a high-engagement learning environment.
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Strategic training built from within the region
The IPSC Executive Certificate is a practitioner-led program focused on the real strategic challenges shaping the Indo-Pacific today. It is the only live program of its kind taught entirely from within the region and delivered by experts actively engaged in Indo-Pacific security, diplomacy, and strategic affairs.
Strategic capability for a decisive region
The Indo-Pacific has become the primary arena for global competition — in security, economics, diplomacy, and emerging technologies. This program is designed for professionals who must brief, advise, and make decisions in this fast-moving environment.
The Indo-Pacific is the strategic centre of gravity
New alignments, competitive strategies, and regional initiatives are reshaping power in the Indo-Pacific. Leaders who cannot interpret this landscape will struggle to guide policy, business, or national strategy.
Institutions now demand Indo-Pacific literate professionals
Government, industry, multilaterals, and civil society now require advisers who understand alliances, regional institutions, geography, and economic risk through an Indo-Pacific lens. This program strengthens that literacy.
Strategy taught from inside the region
Participants engage with regionally grounded perspectives and learn how Indo-Pacific debates are unfolding in real time. The focus is practical, applied, and directly relevant to policy and strategic work.
Choose Your Stream
One program. Three parallel live cohorts. Identical curriculum, faculty, and IPSC Certificate in every stream – with seminar times aligned to your region. All streams are capped at 30 seats and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Participants may enrol in any stream, regardless of where they are based. Pricing is displayed in each stream’s dominant currency to support accessibility and parity. We recommend choosing the cohort whose seminar times align best with your workday.
Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
This IPSC Executive Certificate builds the strategic capability needed to analyse Indo-Pacific dynamics and translate them into clear, decision-ready policy and strategy for leaders.
Program Overview
Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
A structured, graduate-level executive program that strengthens the ability to interpret Indo-Pacific developments and convert them into clear, actionable insights for leaders in government, defence, diplomacy, business, and international organisations.
Who Should Enrol
This program is designed for:
- Government, foreign ministries, and defence
- Strategic industries and critical technologies
- Think tanks, NGOs, and multilateral institutions
- Consulting, corporate strategy, and risk analysis
- Academia and research
- Graduate students seeking specialised Indo-Pacific expertise
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Interpret major geopolitical, economic, and strategic trends across the Indo-Pacific
- Understand regional institutions, alignments, and strategic partnerships
- Assess defence, maritime, economic, and technological developments at a high level
- Analyse regional risk and policy implications
- Produce concise, decision-ready policy insights
- Communicate strategic findings to leaders in government, industry, and international settings
Career Pathways & Professional Value
The IPSC Executive Certificate supports career development across sectors including:
Government, Policy & International Affairs
Roles in policy teams, analysis units, intelligence-affiliated settings, foreign ministries, and multilateral organisations.
Defence, Military & Security
Strategic analysis, capability planning, alliance affairs, and futures work.
Business, Finance & Global Consulting
Strategic analysis, capability planning, alliance affairs, and futures work.
International Development & Institutions
Development finance, regional cooperation, and program strategy.
Program Structure
Core 8-Week Program
Week 1 — Geopolitical Strategy & Foundations
Orientation to regional strategic thinking and the Indo-Pacific concept.
Week 2 — Regional Actors & Alliances
Examination of the behaviour, choices, and strategic priorities of key actors.
Week 3 — Defence & Maritime Strategy
High-level understanding of defence considerations and maritime perspectives.
Week 4 — Economic Drivers & Risk
Macroeconomic and geoeconomic factors shaping regional choices.
Week 5 — Development Finance & Infrastructure
The role of regional development, connectivity, and major infrastructure initiatives.
Week 6 — Regional Institutions
How Indo-Pacific institutions operate, collaborate, and evolve.
Week 7 — Technology & Strategic Risk
Key themes in technology, innovation, and strategic vulnerabilities.
Week 8 — Synthesis & Policy Briefing
Synthesis of insights into concise, strategic decision-ready analysis.
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What Participants Say About IPSC Executive Programs
Program Director
Dr Hugh Tuckfield — Founder & Executive Director, IPSC
Dr Hugh Tuckfield is a political theorist and strategic affairs specialist with expertise spanning geopolitics, defence policy, and regional governance across the Indo-Pacific. As Founder and Executive Director of the Indo-Pacific Studies Center (IPSC), he leads multidisciplinary teams of fellows and regional research associates working across AUKUS, QUAD, maritime strategy, digital geopolitics, and regional risk.
Hugh has served in senior policy and advisory roles across the Australian and New Zealand governments, and has held fellowships at Oxford University and the WZB Berlin Social Science Centre. His work focuses on strategic competition, democratic resilience, and the future of regional order in the Indo-Pacific.
He directs the IPSC Executive Certificate in Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo-Pacific, bringing practical policy expertise, high-level strategic thinking, and a deep commitment to developing the next generation of Indo-Pacific leaders.
Our Global Board, Distinguished Fellows & Senior Fellows
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Professor John Fitzgerald
Global Advisory Board Member
Australia / Swinburne University
Bernice Glenn Kissinger
Global Advisory Board Member
United States / Managing Member, Kissinger Advisors, LLC
Col (Ret.) Paddy Hallinan
Global Advisory Board Member
Australia / Senior Advisor and Mentor
Captain Sarabjeet Singh Parmar (Retd)
Global Advisory Board Member
India / Former Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation
Rear Admiral Sanjay Roye AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Global Advisory Board Member
India / Former Gujarat Naval Area Commander, Indian Navy
Professor Haruko Satoh
Global Advisory Board Member
Japan / Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka University
Professor Carlyle Thayer
Global Advisory Board Member
Australia / Emeritus Professor, UNSW Canberra
Uma Sudhindra
Global Advisory Board Member
India / Director, XD Defence Systems
Stephen Nagy
Distinguished Fellow
Professor of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University, Japan
Dr. Dattesh D. Parulekar
Distinguished Fellow
Professor of International Security, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Brendon J. Cannon
Distinguished Fellow
Professor of International Security, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Jagannath Panda
Distinguished Fellow
Head of Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), Sweden
Dr. Kumari Mansi
Distinguished Fellow
MoFA Taiwan Fellow at the National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan
Natalie Treloar
Senior Fellow
Deterrence, geopolitics and strategic alliances
Dr. Ramanand N. Garge
Senior Fellow
Security / IR
Prof. Pradeep Nair PhD, FRAS, FRGS
Senior Fellow
Climate
Captain James JB Park
Senior Fellow
Non-resident James A. Kelly Korea Studies Fellow