Australia, Canada Pledge Efforts to ‘Avoid War’ in Indo-Pacific

Amid growing security concerns, Australia’s and Canada’s defence ministers vowed to prevent any possible “war” or “tension” in the region. The two ministers—Bill Blair, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, and Richard Marles, his Australian counterpart—held a bilateral meeting on Aug. 8 to discuss various defence areas where the two nations can strengthen each other and share capabilities. Targeting Russia and China for their destabilising actions, Blair stated that closely allied nations are “preparing to avoid war.” He also emphasised the unity of Canada and Australia against adversaries like China and Russia, whose actions threaten “global interests in maintaining a peaceful environment.”...