Canada Doubts Idea of ‘Asian NATO’ Amid Diverging Interests
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Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair cast doubt on the idea of an “Asian NATO,” saying that any US-led military alliance in the region would look different due to the diverse strategic interests there.
“I think there’s different elements of strategic competition taking place in the Indo-Pacific,” Blair said in an interview with Bloomberg News in Seoul late Wednesday. “It may take a different form than what we see in NATO.”