The Growing Importance Of Nato’S Indo-Pacific Partners

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Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit have issued a joint statement to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea. NATO leaders must also have the discipline to look beyond the immediate and engage with the Indo-Pacific.

Strengthening US Alliances in the Indo-Pacific

The group explored Indo-Pacific partner perspectives on NATO and the opportunities and challenges of NATO and Indo-Pacific partner relations. The boundaries shown on the map on page 15 of this report are approximate and do not imply official endorsement or acceptance of the United States Institute of Peace. The alliance’s upcoming Vilnius summit seeks to go beyond the significant commitments made in Madrid and establish agreement on concrete It is, therefore, important to build on the ongoing efforts to modernize the network of US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific that uniquely contributes to preventing a great power war from happening in the region.

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Image Source: Depositphotos As underlined by Jens Stoltenberg during the Raisina Dialogue 2021, the importance of strengthening NATO’s global partnerships has only grown, not least in the Indo-Pacific region, as we face a more complex and interconnected world. Since then, NATO’s security environment has only become more competitive, dangerous, and The exercises are modelled to repel a Russian attack against a member of the NATO. According to NATO, “The Indo-Pacific is important for the Alliance, given that developments in that region can directly affect Euro-Atlantic security.” It is quite natural for China to react to the emerging NATO-AP4 partnership. The United States warmly welcomes attendance by NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partners (IPP) Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) at the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, which celebrates 75 years of the most successful and enduring Alliance in history. Since taking office, President Biden has worked to strengthen the critical ties between

It stressed the importance of the Indo-Pacific to NATO, saying developments there directly affect Euro-Atlantic security, and welcomed enhanced cooperation with Asia-Pacific partners to support

Because our allies and partners are so often with us, US policymakers sometimes assume that the views and interests of these friends are the same as our own. It is worth underscoring that relations between our allies in NATO and our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific are very much in the interest of the United States, which has supported the growth of the partnerships

As the Indo-Pacific gradually becomes the world’s geopolitical and geoeconomic epicentre, states and regional organisations are progressively pivoting to it. Due to a combination of drivers – chiefly US pressure, economic opportunities, strategic interests and politico-normative priorities – European and Indo-Pacific actors have increased cooperation with Washington and

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NATO TURNS TO THE INDO-PACIFIC NATO has begun to signal its growing worry about China’s assertiveness and its growing partnership with Russia. The 2019 London Declaration marked the first time that China was mentioned in an official NATO statement. References to China have since become more pointed, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the

Report of the Expert Study Group on NATO and Indo-Pacific Partners

This continuity at high-level meetings reflects a growing recognition within NATO of the need to deepen partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, an area However, he highlighted the growing strategic importance of four Indo-Pacific partners — Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea — which have deepened their cooperation with NATO in recent years. In light of this, the Washington summit stressed the importance of NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners and the key role they can play in enhancing the

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A key takeaway is for the next U.S. president to articulate the United States’ vital interests in the Indo-Pacific region to the American public and to build a strong case for continued engagement.

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending their leaders or deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the Western Hemisphere. NATO is strengthening dialogue and cooperation with its partners in the Indo-Pacific region – Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. In today’s complex security environment, relations with like-minded partners are increasingly important to address cross-cutting security issues and global challenges. In this episode we explore the history and evolution of NATO’s relationships with its Indo-Pacific partners, the alliance’s role in the growing US-China rivalry, and look ahead to a new era of NATO engagement outside of the Atlantic in a time of increasingly interconnected global conflicts

This report examines the evolution of the Indo-Pacific on NATO’s agenda in recent years and looks over the horizon to recommend policy options to further enhance this increasingly strategic cross-regional strategic partnership. The NATO Aviation Committee was hosted by the Royal New Zealand Air Force in Christchurch, on 18-20 March 2025. This was the first NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the “strong and deepening cooperation” between NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners – Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand – and the European Union at

In Brief Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed the interconnected nature of modern conflicts, highlighting the need for stronger defence cooperation between NATO and the Indo–Pacific Four (Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand). Faced with limited resources and the potential for simultaneous crises, these allies must enhance their preparedness

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NATO and its IP4 partners—Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea—should establish an Atlantic-Pacific Partnership Forum (APPF) to advance their cooperation. NATO’s summit in Madrid, Spain, in June 2022 marked the first time the four leaders of NATO’s Indo-Pacific partner countries — Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea (ROK) — joined NATO counterparts for a meeting at the heads of state and government level. July 2023, at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, will mark the second. The high level

NATO members and Indo-Pacific partners, having been the target of Russian and Chinese cyber and disinformation operations, can share best Partnerships for a Stable World The Summit Declaration also reaffirmed the importance of NATO’s partnerships, underscoring the commitment to “strengthen political dialogue and practical cooperation.” Allied Command Transformation plays a vital role in fostering these partnerships.

NATO is strengthening dialogue and cooperation with its partners in the Indo-Pacific region – Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. In today’s complex security environment, relations with like-minded partners are increasingly important to address cross-cutting security issues and global challenges. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed the interconnected nature of modern conflicts, highlighting the need for stronger defence cooperation between NATO and the Indo–Pacific Four (Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand). Faced with limited resources and the potential for simultaneous crises, these allies must enhance their preparedness The participation of Indo-Pacific partners in the NATO summit epitomizes the breaking of traditional geopolitical barriers, ushering in what is often referred to as „the new geometry“ of international relations.

Gain insights from the strategic foresight report on the Indo-Pacific region, highlighting regional perspectives, emerging trends, and potential implications for NATO’s strategic outlook.

At the Madrid Summit on Wednesday (29 June 2022), Allied leaders were joined by some of NATO’s closest partners to address global challenges. Indo-Pacific partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea participated in a NATO Summit for the first time. The European Union and Georgia also took part in the meeting, as did Finland and Sweden,

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