AUKUS
Why America Needs AUKUS
America has long seen the value of collaborating with other nations to ensure a peaceful, prosperous, and free world. The AUKUS agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United...
Australia Will Sink or Swim Along with the U.S. Defense Budget
Welcome, Australia, to the American culture wars. With passage of the US National Defense Authorization Act a mere two and a half months late, we’ve seen the first significant legislative action since the...
Is Australia Really All-in on AUKUS?
The AUKUS program—sweeping in the intimacy and level of its proposed cooperation—has enjoyed a high level of bipartisan support among the Australian political elite. First agreed by the Coalition government...
Australia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarines Should Make China Nervous
The United States has never sold a nuclear-powered vessel to any nation. In 1958 it transferred technology that enabled the UK to build its own nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) and ballistic...
AUKUS Is About Far More Than Submarines
On Monday in San Diego, President Joe Biden met with his Australian and British counterparts and announced what amounts to one of the most significant shifts in U.S. security policy...
Look Beyond Washington DC for Why AUKUS Matters
On Monday, U.S. president Joe Biden, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese announced the pathway for AUKUS that will deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. Canberra will...
Can America Afford to Build Australia’s Nuclear Submarines?
Vice Admiral William Joseph Houston is a thoughtful and experienced United States naval officer, entrusted with command of perhaps the most potent US capability: its submarine fleet. Houston is also...
Australia’s Next-Gen Nuclear Submariners Will Train With the Brits
Recently admitted to the United States and British nuclear submarine club, the Australians will gain the knowledge they need aboard the Royal Navy’s newest class of nuclear submarine. Australian submariners...
AUKUS Represents the Future of Collective Deterrence
Last month, the war in Ukraine and the great power struggle for control of the South China Sea became forever linked. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei at...
Secretary of the Navy Heads to Australia to Bolster Ties
During a visit to Australia, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro commented on the implications of the increasingly tight relationship between the United States and Australia. The visit underscored...
AUKUS: U.S. Navy Admiral Appointed to Lead Submarine Development
The United States has appointed a senior U.S. Navy officer to head up the American leg of the AUKUS triad, choosing a U.S. Navy attack submarine admiral to the post....
New Bill Would Allow Australian Sailors to Train With the U.S. Navy
The move would help facilitate important knowledge from the United States Navy to the Royal Australian Navy as the country begins pursuing a nuclear submarine program. Royal Australian Sailors could...