AUKUS: Australia, UK, and the U.S. Strengthen Defence Cooperation
AUKUS: Australia, UK, and the U.S. Strengthen Defence Cooperation

Author(s): Mateusz Piotrowski
Subject(s): Politics, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: AUKUS; Australia; UK; USA; foreign policy; defence; cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: On 15 September, the leaders of Australia, UK, and the U.S. announced the creation of a trilateral security partnership - AUKUS. The deepening cooperation in this area between Australia and the U.S. will strengthen the network of American alliances in the Indo-Pacific crucial for counteracting China’s growing military potential. However, by keeping the AUKUS negotiations secret from EU allies and forcing France out of its contract to provide non-nuclear submarines to Australia, tensions in transatlantic relations have flared again, which undermines the prospects of coherent U.S. and EU policy towards the Indo-Pacific.

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