Many countries in the Global South align with China, which could conflict with the interests of NATO and its member states

Study and practice of how sovereign states, international institutions, and non-state actors interact across borders. Encompasses diplomacy, negotiation, alliances, and conflict — the foundational domain through which global order is constructed, contested, and maintained.

The alliance's cooperation with Western partners: collective defence and deterrence, defence-industrial and technology investment, burden-sharing and the coordination of military support among member states and allied governments.