Australia–Japan security cooperation is about to get much deeper

Summary

Thomas Wilkins  writing in the Strategist, makes the following points:

• The second face-to-face Prime Minister’s Kishida and Albanese meeting since May.
• The two countries already have a reciprocal access agreement.
• Likely cooperation on cyber, space and environmental security.
• The Partnership for the Blue Pacific includes both nations plus New Zealand, the US, the UK and New Zealand.
• A formal military alliance or treaty is unlikely.

References

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• Japan’s push to double defense spending ties directly back to Ukraine | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
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References from the Web:

• OCT 2022 What’s New in Australia and Japan’s Updated Joint Declaration of Security Cooperation?-the Diplomat
• OCT 2022 Japan, Australia upgrade security pact against China threat-CNBC

Source Information:    

• Article Source: The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site (aspistrategist.org.au)
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