Aukus

Aukus short for Australia, UK, US alliance.

Terms

 * Aukus alliance
 * Aukus pact

News

 * 19 Sep 2021, (fr) LesEchos.fr, La nouvelle guerre froide a commencé, La rupture du « contrat du siècle » par l'Australie est avant tout une trahison des Etats-Unis, qui montre à quel point le centre de gravité du monde s'est déplacé en Chine. Au-delà de la France, les principales victimes de ce revirement stratégique sont l'Otan et l'Union européenne, écrit Dominique Moisi.
 * 17 Sep 2021, NYTimes.com, The sharp U.S. pivot to Asia is throwing Europe off balance, The new U.S. alliance with Australia and Britain against China has put Europe closer to a question it has tried to avoid: Which side are you on?
 * 16 Sep 2021, Politico.eu, China slams Australia’s ‘Cold War’ nuclear sub deal, The move is widely interpreted as directed against China’s assertive stance in the Indo-Pacific.
 * 16 Sep 2021, NYTimes.com, The United States says it gave France only a few hours’ notice of defense deal that Paris called a ‘knife in the back.’
 * 16 Sep 2021, BBC News, Aukus: UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China, It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US.The pact also created a row with France, which has now lost a deal with Australia to build 12 submarines.