U.S. Diplomat: AUKUS Submarine Pact Could Deter China Over Taiwan
State Department's Deputy Secretary, Kurt Campbell, hinted at a potential link between the AUKUS submarine project and deterring Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.
AUKUS Submarine Deal Can Shift Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific
president Joe Biden, British prime minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese made a joint statement in San Diego indicating that Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) as part of AUKUS.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?Thus, several scholars have been supporting the literature that hypothesizes a global U.
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
In response, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States have formulated the AUKUS security alliance to challenge what it and its Asian allies, including India, South Korea and Japan, perceive to be an increasingly militaristic and hyper-aggressive China.
Asia’s Defense Spending Soars Amid Economic Slowdown
Australia, under the AUKUS partnership, is not only investing in nuclear-powered submarines but also advancing technologies such as artificial intelligence, hypersonic missiles, and quantum technologies.
How Does the UK View the Taiwan Issue?
included the UK, its most reliable European partner, in the AUKUS military alliance, which it formed with Australia two years ago in order to counterbalance China in the Indo-Pacific.
China Allocates 7.2% of Its 2023 Budget to Its Military
China has been facing increasing challenges such as the formation of AUKUS, the trilateral security pact between Australia, the U.
The Indo-Pacific: China, Australia, and the US Compete over Supremacy
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?A leaked draft of Beijing’s sweeping proposal show it wants to train local security forces, expand law enforcement cooperation, and partner on “traditional and non-traditional security,” while also cooperating on developing fisheries, improving Internet access, and establishing a Chinese cultural presence.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
from Afghanistan and the challenges emerging in the aftermath of the creation of AUKUS strengthened the belief that the U.
Pact Between China and Solomon Islands Sparks New Regional Security Crisis
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?At the centre of their collective fears is a newly signed security pact between China and Solomon Islands, which offers an opportunity for Chinese troops and warships to operate from a future Chinese military base more than 5,000 miles from its shores in the strategically important South Pacific.
Are China and Russia Near a Full-Blown Alliance?
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?As the US grows desperate in its tactics - aside from increasingly ineffectual sanctions, aggressive language and the relentless waving of the democracy card - China and Russia continue to draw closer to one another, on all fronts.
Does the US Want to Divide the World into Democratic and Non-democratic Nations?
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?Considering that the Biden administration’s foreign policy is to reform and boost democratically ruled countries in Asia through manifold democratic engagements, the exclusion of certain ASEAN member countries from the summit seems not to be aligned with the mentioned policy.
Can the Greek Strategy of Counterbalancing Turkey Work?
In fact, the “AUKUS incident” experienced by France recently stands out as an example of how states can act against their allies when their interests are in question.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?In contrast, according to data published by Statista Research Department in August 2021, “after a peak in 2014, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa from the United States dropped to 47.
Taiwan amidst the Emerging China – US Cold War
Read: Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?Second, recent developments in Taiwan have elevated the island’s status as a poke in the eye of the CCP’s ego.
Apology and Acknowledgement: Algerians Recall France’s Colonial History
This deterioration also happened externally through the continued decline of the French role in Africa, the complete loss of its…
Turkey’s Submarine Industry: Where Does the Country Stand Currently?
and the UK are seeking to provide Australia via the AUKUS agreement.
The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea
Dubbed AUKUS, this new alliance will purportedly “protect shared values and promote security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
