The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership has now survived the bumpy inauguration of Donald Trump as US president. It has earned the endorsement of newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete …

Dec 27, 2024 · Originally published on 11 June 2024. The Australian Defence Force needs bold, creative initiatives to attract and keep enough personnel to reach expansion targets. Ask Australians in their 20s what matters to them right now, ...

Feb 15, 2024 · The last four years have been tough for Australia. We have seen the disastrous 2019-20 fire season, the Covid-19 pandemic, devastating floods and cyclones, the most comprehensive punitive trade measures used against any country in recent history, a doubling of cybersecurity incidents, including some of the largest data breaches and the most serious ransomware cases, more Australians targeted ...

Jan 30, 2025 · US President Donald Trump has called on NATO members to lift their defence spending from the current target of 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent. ‘They could all afford it,’ he said, warning that the United States would withdraw its guarantees of protection to Europe unless they paid up. Trump has not opined on Australia’s defence spending, but, when he gets to consider AUKUS, he is unlikely ...

This is an article about things I was wrong about. It’s not exhaustive. It’s also an unconventional way to take stock of some of the biggest ongoing issues in foreign affairs and security: Australia’s relationship with Papua New Guinea and the rest of the near region, big military acquisitions, and what to learn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Jan 14, 2025 · Australia’s plan to acquire Virginia-class submarines from the United State is looking increasingly improbable. The US building program is slipping too badly. This heightens the need for Australia to begin looking at other options, including acquiring Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines (SSNs ...

Jack Dalton is a researcher at the University of Oxford supported by the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation and a former policy officer for the Australian Government.The opinions expressed here are personal. This article has been amended to distinguish the role of AARPA from DSTG. Image of a deputy fleet engineering officer working on plans: Daniel Goodman/Department of Defence.

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Jan 16, 2025 · The AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, the UK and US has made remarkable progress since its establishment in September 2021, though it also faces emerging challenges. After decades of frustrated attempts at reform of US defence-technology export regulations, the past three years have ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Enhancing space cooperation between Australia and the United States should be a priority for Canberra in the second Trump administration. In defence terms, that could include strengthening collaboration between the US and Australia in space domain awareness and through collaboration on space control.