TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada is in discussions about joining an expanded AUKUS deal between the U.S., Britain, and Australia formed to counter China’s growing military influence in the Asia Pacific region, Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair said. Canada has said it wants to join a second pillar of AUKUS that will collaborate on…
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable export-control regimes, a significant step needed to facilitate technology sharing and allow the trilateral AUKUS defense pact to move ahead. AUKUS, formed in 2021 to address shared worries about China’s…
April 8 (UPI) — The United States, Australia and Britain indicated Monday they will officially consider Japan’s push to be included in the AUKUS military pact between the three nations. Japan’s possible inclusion in the “pillar” of the pact seeking to bolster defense technology collaboration to counter China’s growing naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region…
Bruce Stokes is a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. January 20 marks the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, an administration that promised to respect and rebuild the transatlantic alliance after years of neglect and disdain, that declared, “America is back.” But subsequent experience has not…