In the Asia-Pacific, a New Security Arrangement Takes Shape

In the Asia-Pacific, a New Security Arrangement Takes Shape

Last week, Japan, Australia and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to closer defense cooperation during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey. Almost at the same time, the Philippines and Vietnam elevated their ties to an enhanced strategic partnership, agreeing to establish new maritime coordination mechanisms, including coast guard cooperation […] The post In the Asia-Pacific, a New Security Arrangement Takes …

Australia and Fiji’s new defence pact

Australia and Fiji have agreed a new defence alliance, the latest in a series of regional pacts that could significantly alter the Pacific’s defence landscape.In a “surprise move”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Fijian counterpart, Sitiveni Rabuka, elevated diplomatic ties between the two countries to a “formal treaty”, said The Guardian. The Ocean of Peace alliance, which will in the future be open to other Pacific nations to join, aim…

Australia, Fiji and now New Zealand: a new Pacific alliance takes shape

Wellington’s bid to join the pact flags a hard-security pivot, but analysts ask if such treaties serve Pacific societies’ best interests.