French President Emanuel Macron on Tuesday met with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Paris as he seeks to repair damages between the two G-7 nations after the Biden administration excluded France from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative. France was angered over the new deal after Australia abandoned a multi-billion dollar defense deal, which…
Blinken Meets Macron in Paris as US Tries to Ease Tensions Over AUKUS Pact
French Should Have Seen Sub Deal Cancellation Coming: Defence Analyst
October 4, 2021
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French authorities, although upset at being kept in the dark around AUKUS, shouldn’t be surprised at Australia’s decision to cancel the troubled A$90 billion (US$65 billion) Future Submarines Program—according to a defence expert, who now says it’s time for governments to move forward. Greg Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association, said that the…
EU Postpones Trade Talks With Australia Following Submarine Row
Trade deal discussions between the European Union and Australia have been suspended as the Australian trade minister flies to the continent. The move comes after French displeasure at Canberra’s decision to cancel a $90 billion (US$64 billion)submarine project, following the signing of the AUKUS deal with the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK)…
Australia’s New Course: Morrison’s Foreign Policy Abandons Former PM’s Asian Pandering
September 30, 2021
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Commentary For decades Australia sold its soul to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for getting rich on trade. The recently signed AUKUS treaty represents a major foreign policy pivot born of an Australian awakening from self-imposed blindness about the CCP and a recognition that Australians have seen China through rose-tinted glasses for too…
Pentagon, Chinese Military Officials Hold ‘Frank’ Talks, Weeks After AUKUS Pact
September 30, 2021
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U.S. and Chinese military officials this week held “frank, in-depth” talks on a variety of defense issues, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. The virtual meetings were held on Tuesday and Wednesday between Michael Chase, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, and Chinese Maj. Gen. Huang Xueping, Department of Defense Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin…
Biden Losing Allies’ Confidence: Experts Warn ‘Poor Execution of Plan’
September 27, 2021
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After the Afghanistan withdrawal and the AUKUS deal leaving France empty-handed, concerns are rising among allies over the credibility of the United States under President Joe Biden. Is this a big problem, and in turn, a hindrance to diplomacy in the future? We aim to explore the positive big ideas—like AUKUS—yet poor execution—like the Afghan…
‘The Bigger Threat Is Coming From China’: Anders Corr on the AUKUS Submarine Deal
In this special episode, we sat down with two guests, Dr. Anders Corr, publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and Rick Fisher, senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. They touch on the AUKUS deal between Australia, the UK, and the United States, the blowback from France, and what it means going…
Australian PM Repeats Call to Investigate Origins of CCP Virus at UN
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday repeated calls for an independent investigation into the origins of the CCP virus to the United National General Assembly in a pre-recorded address in New York. Morrison said efforts to prevent future pandemics remain, and pushed for “accelerated efforts” to identify how the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly…
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Pressure is mounting on the White House over the border crisis. Press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden supports a new immigration system, but he can’t do it alone. And the White House said Biden had a friendly call with the French president. It seemed to calm down tensions over the AUKUS submarine deal….
Malaysia Seeking Beijing’s ‘Views’ on New Australia, US, UK Nuclear Submarine Pact
September 23, 2021
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Malaysia’s Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is contemplating a trip to China to discuss the newly minted AUKUS alliance between Australia, the United States (U.S.), and the United Kingdom (UK). Malaysian and Indonesian authorities have raised concerns about a potential arms race in the region, which is in contrast to the Philippines government who backed the…
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