NATO and the Republic of Korea: The AP4 in the Indo-Pacific

By Michael Reiterer

9.4.2024

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In recognition of the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific, its economic and technological prowess, and against the background of the Sino-US rivalry, NATO has intensified its relationships with partners, the Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea), Australia, Japan and New Zealand (AP4). Issues like nonproliferation, cyber defense, science and technology, counterterrorism, interoperability, defense against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents, as well as the hotspots of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), Taiwan, East and South China Sea, Myanmar and the border dispute between India and China, are all areas that can impact directly on the Euro-Atlantic security.

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