Nato seeks to expand partnerships with Indo-Pacific states, US official says

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation plans to expand its pool of partners from the strategically vital Indo-Pacific region, a senior US official suggested while previewing the alliance’s 75th anniversary summit this week in Washington.

“Certainly there are more partners that we have in the Indo-Pacific that are of great value to the Nato alliance. And we will seek to include other partners and other events in the future,” said Michael Carpenter, senior director for Europe at the National Security Council, calling Nato’s Indo-Pacific partners “incredibly important”.