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The New Security Partnerships Most Likely to Last
Newer defense relationships built on more than one summit or leader.
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United StatesâJapanâSouth Korea
Domestic politics can bruise it; North Korea and China keep repairing it.
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European UnionâUnited Kingdom
Brexit survived; geography and Russian pressure did not go away.
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Saudi ArabiaâTurkeyâPakistan
Each brings something the others lack: money, industry and military depth.
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AustraliaâUnited KingdomâUnited States (AUKUS)
Bureaucratically painful, but the strategic logic keeps getting stronger.
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JapanâPhilippines
Shared exposure to China makes this more than a temporary friendship.
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United KingdomâUkraine
A long promise backed by training, intelligence and weapons already in use.
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ItalyâJapanâUnited Kingdom (GCAP)
Building one fighter together creates decades of mutual dependence.
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AustraliaâIndonesia
The neighbors finally have a defense framework equal to their shared geography.
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FranceâUnited Arab Emirates
Bases, arms and Indian Ocean interests give the relationship real ballast.
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RussiaâNorth Korea
Uncomfortable and transactional, but isolation gives both sides reason to persist.
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