Australia enters into new strategic pact with Southeast Asian nations at ASEAN summit
Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to establish a “comprehensive strategic partnership” as the federal government…
US-dominated panel advising government on submarines while defense looks at US and UK nuclear choice
Three senior U.S. shipbuilding executives are being paid to advise Australia on submarines, but the Department of Defense and the…
Australia’s free trade negotiations with the EU stopped until 2022, when France’s anger over the AUKUS submarine agreement continues
The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade negotiations with Australia for the second time amid smoldering…
China renews attack on AUKUS, says the three countries are pursuing ‘jungle rule’
China’s Foreign Ministry has once again cracked down on the US-UK-Australia (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership, saying the pact constitutes a…
British Defense Secretary General Sir Nicholas Carter says the AUKUS Security Pact ‘is not designed to be exclusive’
Britain’s outgoing Chief of Defense Staff has signaled that the new trilateral AUKUS security pact with the United States and…
Malaysia, Indonesia ‘worried and worried’ AUKUS could lead to regional arms race in Asia
Malaysia and Indonesia have said they share strong reservations about Australia’s decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons…
Washington must restore its leadership for the global economic order
The UK’s recent announcement that it is participating in a tripartite agreement with the US and Australia to develop and…
Australian Defense Forces can use Collins Class submarines for another 30 years while awaiting nuclear replacements
Australia’s aging Collins-class submarines could be kept in the water for another 30 years while the defense is working to…
French ambassador criticizes ‘childish’ Australia before returning to Canberra, says confidence issues extend beyond scrapped submarine deal
France’s ambassador to Australia warns that it remains to be seen whether the two governments are friends and has accused…
The United States and Britain are beginning to struggle to supply Australia with a nuclear submarine fleet
Just before the outbreak of World War I, the Australian Royal Australian Navy turned to the “motherland” of its first…