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The Quad’s Identity Crisis: Caught Between Ambition and Reality
Asia-pacific region is becoming increasingly contested with like-minded states forming coalitions. Two institutional models such as AUKUS and Quad, which are both US led,...
Australia Vows to Meet ‘Challenges’ of Ambitious AUKUS Submarine Timeline
Australia is preparing for a major AUKUS meeting in Washington as Defence Minister Richard Marles acknowledges the country must confront “significant challenges” in meeting...
Should Australia Reconsider an Alternative Submarine Deal with Japan?
Amidst stagnation and uncertainty over AUKUS’ Pillar II time, Australia’s undersea naval capabilities are increasingly aging and prone to being exposed by adversaries such...
Racing Ahead or Risking Collapse? The Quad Plus Dilemma in Asia-Pacific Security
The Asian Pacific geopolitical makeup has changed at a rapid rate. The presence of the Quad, Quad Plus, and AUKUS structures guarantees stability; however,...
US to Access Australian Submarine Shipyard in $8B AUKUS Expansion
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Australia will invest $8 billion to upgrade the Henderson shipyard in Western Australia into a maintenance hub for nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS...
AUKUS and the Nuclear Escalation in the Indo-Pacific
On 15 September 2021, Australia, the UK, and the US joined forces to unveil AUKUS, a powerful security pact set to reshape their defense...
The Future of Sub-Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific as Donald Trump Returns to Politics
Donald Trump is considered the Republican candidate with a tough foreign policy towards America's rivals, something that the Democratic President Obama missed and let...
Deconstructing Big Powers’ Strategic Entanglement in the Indo-Pacific Region
Indo-Pacific region exhibits strategic momentousness garnering attention of all the major players of the international arena, calling them to devise some strategy about their...
AUKUS Amidst Australia-China and Australia-US Relations: A Dilemma of Difficult Choices
AUKUS is a three-way defense-alliance finalized and eventually signed between the three States; the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. On September 15,...
Trilateral Militarization: From Missiles to Nukes (Part II)
In the Philippines, the proponents of the trilateral alliance frame it as a response to the “threat of assertive China.” In reality, the unwarranted...