U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken addresses students at the University of Melbourne, Feb. 10, 2022. (Joel Carrett/Pool/Getty Images) Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, is on a mission in Australia to reassure the longtime ally that America has its back even as China flexes its muscles in the region. And in a speech Feb. 10 at the University of Melbourne, he made his case with a personal story about how his beloved stepfather rebuilt his life in Melbourne after the Holocaust, a redemption Blinken said underscored shared values. “The reason he was brought back into the world was...