 Military Matters. NATO is now racing to deepen its relations with Indo-Pacific partners for fear of a rising China. Technically, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and Australia are not in the NATO military alliance, but they were invited to the 75th anniversary summit this week in Washington, D.C., as essential partners to the European alliance as Russia and China forge closer ties. Here's the NSC's John Kirby speaking with Brett Baer.