Policy brief
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Networked defense in the Indo-Pacific: Deepening security and defense relations between Australia and Japan and the role of Norway
Summary:
The Indo-Pacific security architecture is developing into a more networked constellation involving a combination of overlapping bilateral, trilateral, minilateral and multilateral arrangements.
Deepening defense cooperation between Japan and Australia parallels Europe and Norway’s heightened engagement and presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Norway’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific involves gaining deeper insight into a region of increasing strategic
importance and the opportunity to promote its own defense industry.
This research was supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, through the project ‘Japan’s Shifting Role in Regional Defence and Global Security’.
Deepening defense cooperation between Japan and Australia parallels Europe and Norway’s heightened engagement and presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Norway’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific involves gaining deeper insight into a region of increasing strategic
importance and the opportunity to promote its own defense industry.
This research was supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, through the project ‘Japan’s Shifting Role in Regional Defence and Global Security’.
- Published year: 2026
- Publisher: NUPI
- Language: English
- Journal: NUPI Policy Brief