Tag: AUKUS

ASEAN responses to AUKUS security dynamic (Dino Patti Djalal, East Asia Forum)

When news of the AUKUS agreement broke on 16 September 2021, it caught everyone in Southeast Asia by surprise. While its understood that AUKUS...

Unpacking the AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership: Politics, Proliferation and Propulsion (Andrew Futter, Valdai Discussion Club)

The Australia-UK-US trilateral security partnership, or AUKUS for short, has been the subject of much speculation and debate since it was announced in September 2021. While some of its...

Australia-China Tensions Simmer Amid Trade War and AUKUS (William Yuen Yee, The Jamestown Foundation)

In a speech about the impact of the ongoing trade war with China on Australia, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that the “economy has shown...

Morrison says AUKUS will strengthen cooperation on critical technologies (Brendan Nicholson, The Strategist)

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used a keynote address at ASPI’s Sydney Dialogue to add important detail to what’s known about Australia’s AUKUS agreement with...

AUKUS partners must play catch-up to repair relations with France (Ramesh Thakur, The Strategist)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is embroiled in a tussle with both French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden which, given the power...

AUKUS and Australian grand strategy (Lesley Seebeck, The Strategist)

Having a coherent strategy matters. It allows the effective allocation of scarce resources. It provides a framework against which events and trends can be...

Discord stirred up within NATO after AUKUS establishment – Russian diplomat (TASS)

The establishment of a new trilateral military partnership involving the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia (AUKUS) has stirred up discord within NATO...

Russian deputy UN envoy supports China’s concern on AUKUS’ nuclear threat (Global Times)

Russia supported the concerns voiced by China on AUKUS, the new tripartite defense alliance formed with the intention of intimidating China, at a recent...

Russia awaiting answers to questions regarding AUKUS – deputy envoy to UN (TASS)

Moscow expects to receive answers to its questions regarding the creation of a military partnership involving the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia...

AUKUS and Australia’s relations in the Pacific (Soli Middleby, Anna Powles, Joanne Wallis, East Asia Forum)

The announcement of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom on 16 September 2021 suggests that Australia has chosen its...

No AUKUS arms race in Southeast Asia (Collin Koh, East Asia Forum)

Regional states have much to say about the potential risks of AUKUS and Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program. China and Russia both warn about the...

AUKUS adds fuel to the South China Sea dispute (Aristyo Rizka Darmawan, East Asia Forum)

It has been a difficult couple of years for Southeast Asia’s South China Sea-claimant countries. While they have been struggling to deal with vaccine...

The unintended consequences of the AUKUS deal (Lyle Goldstein, Defense News)

Washington and other allied capitals have been abuzz with talk of nuclear submarines since the surprise announcement of the new trilateral pact known as AUKUS in...

The ASEAN disunity over AUKUS (Gurjit Singh, ORF)

An emergency meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM) on 15 October sought to restore order in its ranks. It focused on the recalcitrance of Myanmar...

Australia can count on Vietnam to support AUKUS (Hai Hong Nguyen, The Strategist)

That only a handful of people in Canberra knew that the AUKUS pact was being negotiated is a minor concern for those living on China’s borders. Any...

Making the shift to nuclear-powered submarines: safety first (Peter Briggs, The Strategist)

The agreement for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) is the most significant part of the recent AUKUS announcement. The offer of assistance from...