Tag: AUKUS

Experts: Why AUKUS Is a Game Changer for Countering China; Australia’s Role in the Security Pact

We discuss the emerging new alliance called AUKUS between the United States, the UK, and Australia. Its first actions include selling Australia new missiles and helping the country build nuclear-powered submarines. These are not typical of an alliance, but more of a “level up” for the Australian military. So what is its goal? Though it didn’t…


Quad Leaders to Meet Amid Mounting CCP Aggression

The leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States will meet at the White House on Sep. 24 for the first-ever in-person leaders’ summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, colloquially known as “the Quad.” They will discuss issues ranging from emergent technologies and global supply chain security to climate change and the future of…


White House: More Consultation Could Have Taken Place Before AUKUS Announcement

President Joe Biden acknowledged in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron that more consultation could have taken place with the French government ahead of last week’s announcement of a new pact between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, according to White House officials. The two leaders took part in a 30-minute…


AUSUK Makes Good Sense

Commentary In the wake of the announcement of the new Australia-U.S.-UK (AUSUK) security pact in the Indo-Pacific region, many commentators have lamented that it will provoke Beijing to adopt more aggressive policies and that Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam will resent being forced to choose sides between China and the United…


AUKUS Makes Good Sense

Commentary In the wake of the announcement of the new Australia-U.S.-UK (AUKUS) security pact in the Indo-Pacific region, many commentators have lamented that it will provoke Beijing to adopt more aggressive policies and that Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam will resent being forced to choose sides between China and the United…


Canada’s Failure to Heed Multiple Warnings Seen as Reason for AUKUS Snub

Over the years, foreign policy and defence professionals have been urging Canada to toughen its approach to China, better align itself with U.S. objectives, and get more involved in the Indo-Pacific


New AUKUS Partnership a ‘Win’ for Democracies: Experts

The leaders of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom announced last week the formation of a new trilateral security agreement, called “AUKUS.” The new security pact will oversee the development of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet in Australia and will also focus on developing joint artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, and long-range strike capabilities. Experts…


AUKUS is Forcing France and Europe to Stop Fence-Sitting on Beijing: Diplomacy Expert

According to one diplomacy expert, the French government’s displeasure at the AUKUS trilateral pact is not about a cancelled $90 billion submarine project. Instead, the AUKUS agreement represents a significant step-up in countering Beijing, which may destabilise French and European efforts to maintain its “strategic autonomy” toward the Chinese Communist regime. “The French are very…


AUKUS Forcing France, Europe to Stop Fence-Sitting on Beijing: Diplomacy Expert

According to one diplomacy expert, France’s displeasure at the AUKUS trilateral pact is not about a cancelled $90 billion submarine project. Instead, the AUKUS agreement represents a significant step-up in countering Beijing, which may destabilise French and European efforts to maintain its “strategic autonomy” toward the Chinese Communist regime. “The French are very angry, not…


Australia Made ‘Huge Mistake’ Cancelling Submarine Deal, Says French Ambassador

MELBOURNE—Australia has made a “huge” diplomatic error, the French ambassador said on Saturday having been recalled to Paris after Canberra ditched a multi-billion dollar order for French submarines in favor of an alternative deal with the United States and Britain. “I think this has been a huge mistake, a very, very bad handling of the…