For things like defence co-operation agreements, understandings about different types of intelligence or logistics support and sharing, some of the most logical partners would be Japan and South Korea.
There are a number of other countries we could look to to establish deeper and more meaningful relationships. Singapore, Malaysia and potentially Vietnam come to mind. We already have a lot of those linkages with Australia.
It's also worth exploring what we could potentially gain by partnering more closely with the French, who have a presence and assets in a different part of the region, and certainly more than we do, but also by being more intentional and being more strategic long term in thinking about what's really in Canada's interests. To me that would start with a better understanding of what's actually happening there on a more consistent basis, and then trying to establish arrangements with other like-minded countries to try to support what we want to do ourselves.