Alliances and security agreements in Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Alliances and security agreements in Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Author: ANU National Security College August 1, 2024 Duration: 32:08

How have alliances and security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific evolved in recent years? What trends can be identified? 

How does the current security environment compare to previous eras of alliance formation? What lessons can we draw?  

Are we seeing a strategic convergence between the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific? Between NATO and the network of US bilateral alliances in Asia? 


In this episode, Alexander Lanoszka and Susannah Patton join David Andrews to discuss the evolving role of alliances and security partnerships on the global stage.  

 

Alexander Lanoszka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo. He is also an Associate Fellow at the UK-based Council on Geostrategy and a Senior Fellow at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute.  

Susannah Patton is Director of the Southeast Asia program at the Lowy Institute and the Project Lead for the Asia Power Index.  

David Andrews is a Senior Policy Advisor at the ANU National Security College.  


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