AUKUS Readies for China and Beyond
Commentary
The 2021 Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security treaty seems to be shaping the global architecture in the post-People’s Republic of China (PRC) era.
More details of its shape and direction will be revealed at a Washington summit of the three leaders in the second half of March.
There are many aspects still to resolve among the three partner states, which already have an unprecedented amount of cooperation in defense, intelligence, and political arenas, to a far greater degree than even NATO. And, unlike NATO, AUKUS is a global alliance with presence and capabilities already in the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, the North and South Pacific, and the two polar regions….