MOFA to jointly host Ketagalan Forum: 2026 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue

July 31, 2026  No. 354  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the ROC (Taiwan) and the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research will convene the Ketagalan Forum: 2026 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue at the Grand Hyatt Taipei on August 4. This will be the 10th edition of the forum. The event has become one of the premier international conferences on strategy and security in Taiwan. MOFA anticipates that this year it will once again serve as a platform for fostering dialogue and cooperation among participants. On the special occasion of the forum’s 10th edition, MOFA is privileged to welcome Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini Russell Dlamini and Chairman Emeritus of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (R-TX), who will serve as opening keynote speakers. Furthermore, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland and former Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin―both of whom are visiting Taiwan for the first time―will deliver a keynote address at the luncheon and in the afternoon, respectively.  The event will also be attended by 12 prominent political leaders, parliamentarians, scholars, and experts from nine countries acro...