Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo‑Pacific
One global program delivered live across three major time-zone streams — each with its own regional price point. Same curriculum. Same faculty. Same IPSC certificate. Cohort size capped at 30 participants per stream.
Designed and delivered from inside the Indo-Pacific
the only live, practitioner-led executive program spanning AUKUS, QUAD, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and the region’s evolving security and economic strategy landscape.
Strategic capability for a decisive region
The Indo-Pacific has become the primary theatre for global security, economic competition, and technological rivalry. This executive certificate is built for practitioners who need more than commentary – they need a disciplined way to think, brief, and act on Indo-Pacific strategy.
The Indo-Pacific is the strategic centre of gravity
Great-power rivalry, alliance realignments, and new security architectures are converging across the Indo-Pacific. Leaders who cannot read this environment will struggle to shape outcomes in defence, diplomacy, business, and multilateral institutions.
Institutions now demand Indo-Pacific literate professionals
Governments, corporations, multilaterals, and think tanks need advisers who understand AUKUS, the QUAD, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and critical sea lanes through an Indo-Pacific lens – not generic IR. This program builds that literacy in a structured, applied way.
Strategy taught from inside the region
The course is delivered from the Indo-Pacific by regional experts and practitioners. Participants work with frameworks, cases, and scenarios grounded in real policy debates, alliance dynamics, and commercial risk across the region.
Choose Your Stream
One program. Three parallel live cohorts. Identical curriculum, faculty, and IPSC Executive Certificate in every stream – with seminar times and regional pricing aligned to where you work. Limited places — applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Ideal for participants in the US, Canada, and Latin America.
- Same 8 + 4 week Indo-Pacific curriculum as all other streams.
- Sessions timed for Washington, New York, Ottawa, Mexico City, São Paulo, and San Francisco.
- Limited places — applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Designed for participants across the UK, EU, Gulf, and Africa.
- Identical content, readings, and outputs to the Americas and Asia-Pacific streams.
- Connects Indo-Pacific strategy with European and EMEA policy and business agendas.
- Limited places — applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- For participants in India, ASEAN, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.
- Same Indo-Pacific curriculum and faculty as the Americas and Europe / EMEA streams.
- Includes Asia-Pacific regional pricing to support participation from within the region.
- Limited places — applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Participants may enrol in any stream, regardless of where they are based. We recommend choosing the cohort whose seminar times align best with your workday. All streams share the same graduate-level curriculum, assessment expectations, and IPSC Executive Certificate; pricing is displayed in the dominant currency of each region to reflect IPSC’s commitment to global accessibility and parity. Limited places — applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
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 provides a structured, graduate-level pathway for understanding the region’s shifting power dynamics and converting that analysis into clear, actionable policy and strategy.
The program is designed for professionals who interpret complex regional developments and brief leaders across government, defence, industry, and the policy community.
Who Should Enrol
This program is designed for:
- Policy advisers, analysts, and researchers
- Officials in foreign ministries and defence organisations
- Professionals in strategic industries and critical technologies
- Think tank researchers and NGO specialists
- Graduate students seeking Indo-Pacific expertise
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Analyse major Indo-Pacific strategies and policy frameworks
- Evaluate alliance systems and regional institutional dynamics
- Interpret defence and maritime strategy developments
- Assess economic and financial risk across the region
- Identify technology and cyber-related strategic risks
- Produce concise, decision-ready policy recommendations
Career Pathways & Professional Value
The IPSC Executive Certificate in Mastering Policy & Strategy in the Indo-Pacific provides graduate-level, career-advancing skills sought across government, defence, diplomacy, consulting, and global industry. Participants use this program to position for promotion, lateral moves into Indo-Pacific roles, and entry into strategic policy careers.
Government, Policy & International Affairs
- Policy critique and evaluation for intelligence, foreign affairs, and public policy roles.
- Strategic planning and assessment of state behaviour in the Indo-Pacific.
- Professional policy drafting for senior advisory and analyst positions.
- Expertise in multilateral diplomacy and regional institutions (ASEAN, QUAD, AUKUS, PIF).
Defence, Military & Security Analysis
- Defence and strategic analysis for military, defence ministries, and security consulting.
- Alliance management across AUKUS, QUAD, and Indo-Pacific coalitions.
- Futures and scenario-based strategic forecasting for planning and capability development.
- Understanding defence innovation, emerging technologies, and grey-zone competition.
Business, Finance & Global Consulting
- Geoeconomic and financial risk assessment for Indo-Pacific markets.
- Strategy and country-risk skills relevant to global consulting and advisory firms.
- Development finance and infrastructure policy capability for MDBs and project finance.
- Technology, supply chain, and cyber policy expertise for boards and leadership teams.
Program Structure
Core 8-Week Program
Week 1 — Geopolitical Strategy & Foundations
Defining the Indo-Pacific; comparing major competing strategies, including the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and FOIP. Focus on regional influence and US–China competition.
Week 2 — Regional Actors & Alliances
Contrasting the distinct strategies of key middle powers (e.g., Japan, India, Australia). Introduction to the need for strengthening U.S. alliances and partnerships (e.g. Quad, AUKUS).
Week 3 — Defence & Maritime Strategy
Focus on contemporary naval strategy. Evaluation of the current defence environment, including naval and air power strategies. (Defence innovation deferred to optional advanced modules.)
Week 4 — Economic Drivers & Risk
Analysis of regional economic outlooks, growth forecasts, and financial stability reports, using data from institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and ADB.
Week 5 — Development Finance & Infrastructure
Critical assessment of the role and impact of regional development financing, focusing on Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and infrastructure policy success and failure across the Indo-Pacific.
Week 6 — Regional Institutions
Analysing the role and limitations of major regional groupings (ASEAN, APEC, PIF) in managing multilateral challenges. Deep dive into debates on “ASEAN centrality” and regional order.
Week 7 — Technology & Strategic Risk
Foundational assessment of strategic risks posed by critical technologies, including supply chain vulnerabilities (e.g. semiconductors). Introduction to cyber policy strategy and AI risks in critical infrastructure.
Week 8 — Synthesis & Policy Briefing
Integrating core concepts (geopolitics, security, economics, technology) into concise, actionable policy recommendations and briefing notes tailored to decision-makers.
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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