EATO?

My latest at the Diplomat:

Is an Asian NATO possible?  Before answering that, we need to think about what we mean by “NATO.”  If we mean a military alliance designed to deter or repel a large regional aggressor, then some sort of agreement triggering military action under certain circumstances might be possible.  If we mean “NATO” as we have come to understand the activist collective security organization, then we have a long way to go.