AUKUS

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York, U.S. September 23, 2021. John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Post-AUKUS, France turns to Indonesia, eyes Rafale jet sale

Paris accused its allies of stabbing it in the back when Australia opted for nuclear-powered submarines to be built with US and British technology instead of a multi-billion dollar French submarine...

Hassan Ahmed Shovon
Thoughts

QUAD put Bangladesh on the spot. AUKUS has greater implications

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the virtual ASEAN Australia Summit, hosted by ASEAN Summit Brunei, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei October 27, 2021. ASEAN SUMMIT 2021 HOST PHOTO/Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

In summit with SE Asia, Japan champions open seas, Australia defends AUKUS pact

Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah speaks with member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi (not pictured) during a meeting in Beijing, China September 12, 2019. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Indonesia, Malaysia concerned over AUKUS nuclear subs plan

A Rivercat ferry passes by the Royal Australian Navy's Collins-class submarine HMAS Waller as it leaves Sydney Harbour on May 4, 2020. The Australian government has considered extending the life of the Collins class as it examines the fate of its next-generation sub program. Photo :Reuters
USA

AUKUS deal to ensure peace and security in Indo-Pacific, says US admiral

A view of the British Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan September 6, 2021. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Britain reaffirms Asia 'tilt' as new warship makes Singapore stop

Sung Kim, US Special Envoy for North Korea, poses ahead of a trilateral meeting between Japan, US, and South Korea, to discuss North Korea, in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2021. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

AUKUS pact no threat to Indo-Pacific stability, US envoy says

Ian Buruma
Thoughts

The specious special relationship

France and US, Australia rift over Aukus
Videos

France and US, Australia rift over Aukus

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
World+Biz

EU foreign ministers to discuss submarine dispute on Monday

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Politics

For Morrison AUKUS is all about the deal, never mind the niceties

Indonesian Airforce's F-16 Jet Fighter flies over Indonesian navy warship during an operation in Natuna, near the South China Sea, Indonesia, January 10, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/M Risyal Hidayat/via REUTERS
World+Biz

Indonesia warns against arms race after Australian nuclear sub pact