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NATO shares in Australia’s China risk

The historic character of the Madrid summit extends to the Indo-Pacific as the alliance identifies authoritarian China as a clear challenge to Europe’s interests.

Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analyst

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Amid the carnage Russia is inflicting on Ukraine, what is surprising is not how little attention Europe is paying to the security problems of Australia’s region – but how much.

Thus, in attending this week’s NATO summit in Madrid, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined a deepening international response to the convergence of strategic risks across the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.

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Professor Rory Medcalf is head of the National Security College at the Australian National University.

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