The AUKUS Deal

The AUKUS Deal

In this new analytical series, experts and senior APLN members offer their assessments of the newly announced trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS).

  • A Deeper Dive into AUKUS: Risks and Benefits for the Asia-Pacific
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    A Deeper Dive into AUKUS: Risks and Benefits for the Asia-Pacific

    5 Oct 2021 | Tanya OGILVIE-WHITE and John GOWER

    This special report on the AUKUS deal explores the potential risks, benefits and geopolitical implications of Australia's proposed nuclear submarine programme.

  • AUKUS from an Indian Perspective
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    AUKUS from an Indian Perspective

    29 Sep 2021 | Manpreet SETHI

    APLN Board Member and Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi, Dr Manpreet Sethi discusses the implications of the AUKUS deal for India.

  • An Underwater Nuclear Race: After Australia, South Korea may be next to take the plunge ...
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    An Underwater Nuclear Race: After Australia, South Korea may be next to take the plunge ...

    27 Sep 2021 | Joel PETERSSON IVRE

    APLN Policy Fellow Joel Ivre Petersson examines South Korea's quest for nuclear submarine and the risk of undermining the non-proliferation norm in the Asia Pacific, as a fallout of the AUKUS deal.

  • Nuclear Submarines: Mitigating the Proliferation Impacts
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    Nuclear Submarines: Mitigating the Proliferation Impacts

    22 Sep 2021 | John TILEMANN

    APLN Senior Associate Fellow John Tilemann argues that while AUKUS is compatible with IAEA nuclear safeguards, it distracts attention from other pressing issues like Iran and North Korea.

  • Implications of the AUKUS Deal
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    Implications of the AUKUS Deal

    22 Sep 2021 | APLN

    Senior APLN network members and experts assess the new US-Australia-UK deal offering a diversity of perspectives from across the Asia Pacific and beyond.

  • AUKUS raises questions and concerns in Southeast Asia
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    AUKUS raises questions and concerns in Southeast Asia

    20 Sep 2021 | Mely CABALLERO-ANTHONY

    Mely Caballero-Anthony argues that AUKUS may undermine ASEAN states’s approach to an inclusive and stable order, as well as heightening nuclear security risks and major power rivalry in the region.