The cost of AUKUS on Afterpay (Stephen Grenville, The Interpreter)

Whether Donald Trump’s new world requires a Plan B revision to Australia’s security strategy or simply a continuation of flexibility, it’s hard to deny that something important has happened. Either Trump has simply made us more aware of existing realities, or he has altered those realities. The “business as usual” response of both major political parties in Australia can’t be sustained. As a country, we should use this moment of introspection to revisit the AUKUS strategy: much has changed since it was unveiled in 2021.

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