On The Conversation Weekly podcast, defence and security analyst Hugh White explains why the AUKUS project has been anything but smooth sailing.
- Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Trump defies all we thought we knew about the US political system and the way electoral democracies work around the world.
There are three major, unresolved questions with AUKUS that illustrate why this plan is not right for Australia, given the changing nature of the US.
The Trump administration will be much harder to bring on board the AUKUS plan than the Biden administration, which may be the death of the deal. It should be.
Ending maritime patrols in waters near China may be a necessary compromise with Beijing’s rising power.
Hugh White warns of a potential war between the US and China, drawing lessons from the first and second world wars to explore how Australia might respond to such a conflict – and where to draw a line.
China’s naval strategy has been to prevent America from ever projecting its power by sea in the Asia-Pacific region again. Now that it’s worked, the region needs to take notice.
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