An “Asian NATO” could be a difference maker, both shaping a meaningful sanctions regime in terms of measures short of war and offering a range of military and naval challenges to China that ...

Asian states, including those with close ties to Europe and the United States, would likely see a formal NATO+IP4 security structure more as a Western provocation rather than a defensive alliance.

A White House spokesperson said Thursday that Asian allies can also raise their defense spending if European allies can do it ...

NATO-Type Southeast Asian Security Group Not Feasible, Philippines Minister Says MANILA (Reuters) - A security grouping in Southeast Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ...

John Chuan Tiong Lim, a research fellow on East Asian and international relations at the University of Tokyo, said that the idea of an “Asian NATO” faces significant obstacles, including Japan ...

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending leaders or their deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the ...

NATO plans to deepen relations with four Indo-Pacific partners as Russia and China strengthen ties against the U.S. New Zealand, Japan and South Korea's leaders will attend the NATO summit in ...

Mr. Biegun said last month that the Asian NATO would be about more than simply countering China, and could focus on broadly coordinating militaries and economies of the region’s smaller nations ...

Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the U.S. with proposals to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking Washington into an "Asian NATO ...

In parallel, NATO released a new Strategic Concept in June 2022 that named China as a high strategic priority. To that end, the bloc began inviting the leaders of Australia, Japan, New Zealand ...

Japan is not considering setting up an “Asian Nato” in the near future, its foreign minister says, despite it being one of the most talked-about campaign pitches from new prime minister ...