This chapter takes up the question of the mixed blessings of relationships of security assistance in the Indo-Pacific region. Network snapshots and qualitative analysis exhibit how the politics in the region have and will continue to shift: China's rise has impacted the support network, and a denser support network in the region has contributed to stability. Stark challenges remain, however, as Australia and the states it supports are decreasingly able to enjoy the relative security that they have. In response to such challenges, an overextension of support as part of a US-led containment strategy against China is tempting but risky. The US should pair unwavering support for closely aligned states with proactive investments in a dense network of security ties that allow less aligned states to thrive outside of dependencies on either the US or China.