Japan could join the United States, the UK, and Australia in a deal aimed at countering China. Defense chiefs from the three countries said Monday that they are considering adding Japan to the AUKUS pact. The security deal aims to get Australia at least three nuclear-powered submarines to bolster its deterrence.
Waves of Chinese nationals are setting foot on American soil without visas. Could Beijing’s spies access U.S. military bases through a visa loophole? Lawmakers are now butting heads with the Biden administration because of it. President Joe Biden is hosting the leaders of Japan and the Philippines this week. We look at the details on […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint press briefing with Australia’s Minister of Defence Richard Marles and British Minister of Defence Grant Shapps in Mountain View, California at 7:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 1 to provide an update on the Australia-United Kingdom-United States Security Partnership (AUKUS).
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at the White House for a private dinner with U.S. President Joe Biden. Mr. Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon arrived in a black motorcade at the south entrance of the White House on the evening of Oct. 24, which was Wednesday morning in Australia. On a red carpet, […]
The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on “AUKUS: a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom” at 10:00 a.m. ET on Sept. 6. Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, assistant secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, United States Department of State; Mara E. Karlin, Ph.D., performing the duties of the […]
The U.S. Foreign Relations Senate Committee has triggered the start of the process of attaining U.S. Congressional approval for the United States to temporarily give Australia two nuclear-powered submarines, alongside other measures to deepen further defense sharing with members of the pro-liberty AUKUS defence alliance. In a bipartisan move on July 13, the committee authorized […]
The architects of the AUKUS agreement, former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo; former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson; and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, discuss the AUKUS agreement with other panelists in a Hudson Institute event. The agreement is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on “Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 24. Jessica Lewis, assistant secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs of U.S. Department of State; and Mara Karlin, assistant secretary of Defense for Strategies, Plans, and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense, will testify.
Overworked, underpaid, and burdened with a student loan he can barely imagine paying off—we take a glimpse into the life of an NHS junior doctor. Free speech campaigners chalk up a win as new guidance from the home secretary says police should prioritise freedom of expression over people taking offence. Thousands of jobs are to […]
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia in San Diego, California, on the morning of March 13 to discuss the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) Partnership. Biden will participate in bilateral meetings with Sunak and Albanese. The president delivers remarks on the […]
Shanghai’s residents in lockdown have resorted to bartering for food—exchanging Diet Cokes for garlic, a bottle of soy sauce for eggs. We explore how the city’s lockdown has impacted the livelihood of the people. Australia is getting more help with AUKUS. The security pact between the United States, the UK, and Australia will help to […]
The UK and Australia defend their nuclear submarine deal with the United States. The UK’s Armed Forces minister said there’s been “a lot of over-hyping” around the deal, which is known as AUKUS. The agreement between the three countries is widely seen as a way to help deter the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence in the […]
A 25-year-old man from north London has been charged with the murder of Sir David Amess, as the home secretary raises the terrorism threat level for members of Parliament. Britain agrees to a free trade deal with New Zealand. The government hopes the deal is a step to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but it’s left […]
The next phone you buy may cost double if China invades Taiwan because Taiwan’s semiconductor business would be under the Communist Party’s control. They could then leverage economic deals against the United States—with cars, laptops, and others costing way more. It’s not just consumers who would be impacted—the global economy, America’s credibility, and the freedom […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
