Stephen R. Nagy
Dr. Stephen R. Nagyis Professor of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University, specializing in Indo-Pacific geopolitics and great power competition. Concurrently, he holds strategic appointments as Senior Fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute, Research Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and Visiting Fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs.
Dr. Nagy serves as the director of policy studies for the Yokosuka Council of Asia Pacific Studies (YCAPS), spearheading their Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue series. He is currently working on middle-power approaches to great-power competition in the Indo-Pacific. The tentative title for his forthcoming monograph is “Navigating U.S. China Strategic Competition: Japan as an International Adapter Middle Power.” Link to Dr. Stephen R. Nagy website: https://nagystephen.com/
By Stephen R. Nagy As the Trump administration begins its second term, a concerning strategic maneuver is unfolding in the Indo-Pacific. Vladimir Putin’s recent tribute to the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May29th, 2025 wasn’t mere diplomatic courtesy—it was a calculated…
By Stephen R. Nagy Canada’s First Ministers’ recent joint declaration advocating trade diversification, and renewed China engagement, represents a strategic miscalculation that fails to address the structural constraints facing middle powers in today’s global economy, not to mention Canada’s Trump challenge. While seeking…
World Geostrategic Insights interview with Stephen R. Nagy on the trilateral trade negotiations between China, Japan, and South Korea; Japan’s complex relationship with China and its evolving power and diplomatic strategy; the prospect for relations between China and South Korea; and Trump’s impact…