Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends this year's NATO conference as leaders seek to confront the growing threat posed by global instability Flying to Spain to do.
The Australian Prime Minister will join the counterparts of New Zealand, Japan and South Korea to host the largest NATO summit in history.
Not all four countries are members of the world's largest defense agreement, but they bring an Indo-Pacific perspective to world unrest.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be an important focus of the conference in Madrid, Spain.
Analysts believe NATO's refusal to blame Russia for the war in Ukraine will solidify its stance on China. Beijing is eager to solidify its ties with Moscow, but also wants to maintain its ties with the West.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Anthony Albanese will visit Europe for the first time since he established his administration in May.
He said it was important for the democratic nation to be in solidarity with Ukraine.
"We live in an uncertain world, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine overturned the norms we considered to be the rule of law." With Russia. It's also true that China, those arrangements, and the recent intimacy that has taken place means that it is also very important to our region, "he said.
Australia is keen to limit China's security and trade ambitions in the Pacific, a region where Canbella has traditionally considered its reach.
Over the weekend, Australia joined the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Japan to launch an initiative to support Pacific island nations.
The "Blue Pacific Partners" project aims to help fight problems from climate change to illegal fishing.
Analysts also believe that it represents a unified front line between Australia and its allies to counter China's regional ambitions.
The "Blue Pacific Partners" project aims to help fight problems from climate change to illegal fishing.
Analysts believe that they will also signal a unified front line between Australia and its allies to counter China's regional ambitions.
The relationship between Canberra and Beijing has deteriorated in recent years over geopolitical conflicts such as human rights, Hong Kong democracy, and the South China Sea.
A recently elected government in Canbella said rebuilding relations with China was a priority, but it would take time.
The NATO Summit in Spain will begin on June 29th.
