Patrick Cronin joins the Defense & Aerospace Report to discuss Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Japan, highlighting Europe’s role as a strategic partner to the Indo-Pacific. The conversation explores the geostrategic implications for the United States as it continues to change its relations with its European allies and what it may mean for the Indo-Pacific.
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A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)