U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Australia, Fiji, and Hawaii next week to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, keeping the region in focus despite the mounting Russia-Ukraine crisis. The State Department said Blinken will attend a Quad ministerial meeting in Australia from Feb. 9 to Feb. 12 for talks with Indo-Pacific allies—Australia, Japan, and India—to discuss maritime security, climate change, and the cooperation to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Blinken will have “several important bilateral meetings” with the Australian leadership, including Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, during his trip to Australia. “It’s through this [Quad] partnership that we’re strengthening the security environment in the region to push back against aggression and coercion. And it will be through this partnership that we help support global economic recovery,” the State Department said. Blinken will then proceed to …