Zelenskyy, Marcos, and rules-based int’l order
June 4, 2024
Malcolm Turnbull in asian news
AUKUS submarine deal exposed as monumental folly
Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in “Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty“, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise.
Australia’s fears over US submarine supply cut unwarranted as Aukus has options to boost deterrence
The US announced last week it would halve the number of submarines to be built next year, throwing its commitment towards Australia in their supply agreement into doubt.
Keeping the politics of fear at a distance
Editor's note: Timothy Kerswell is a research fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). He lived in Macao for seven years, working as an assistant professor at the University of Macao. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
Australia should ‘end servility to US’ and have independent China policy, ex-Greek minister says
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who holds an Australian passport, said at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday that a diplomatic approach would be a “far better way” of addressing Beijing’s “authoritarianism towards its own people” than buying nuclear-powered submarines, which would only force “China’s political class to close ranks around an authoritarian core”.