Economic security has emerged as a defining strategic challenge, with trade, energy, technology, and critical minerals increasingly deployed as instruments of statecraft. Responding to this new era will require sustained collaboration among like-minded countries.
The Economic Security Forum 2026 convened senior leaders from Australia, the United States, Japan, Korea, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada and Southeast Asia to address the most pressing economic security challenges. Discussions focused on coordinating industrial policy and tariffs, securing critical minerals, navigating the energy transition and strategic technologies.
