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AUKUS

Announced in September 2021, the Australia-UK-United States security agreement has two pillars. Pillar I will see Australia acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. Pillar II will drive trilateral cooperation on advanced technologies for national security including AI, hypersonic, quantum, undersea and cyber.

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Experts on AUKUS

Professor Peter Dean

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited State Studies Centre

Esther Soulard, a Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Esther Soulard

Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Tom Corben, a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Tom Corben

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Hayley Channer, the Director of the Economic Security Program with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Hayley Channer

Director, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre

Sophie Mayo

Sophie Mayo

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Alice Nason a Senior Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Alice Nason

Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

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Conference

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2024

20 November 2024

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Allies and partners

Launch event

Allies and Partners Poll 2024: Australia, the United States and Japan converge on alliances and China despite US election uncertainties

6 September 2024

5.30pm

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7.30pm AEST

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Allies and partners

Allies and partners poll 2024: Australia, the United States and Japan converge on alliances and China despite US election uncertainties

6 September 2024

Report byJared Mondschein, Samuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas

USSC Briefing Room | Tech and the alliance

4 September 2024

Podcast byJennifer Jackett, Mari Koeck

The Debate Papers: Does AUKUS Pillar I provide capability ‘bang for buck?’

28 August 2024

The Debate Papers byPeter Jennings, Jennifer Parker

AUKUS announcement

Webinar

AUKUS enablers? Assessing US and Australian defence export control reforms

21 August 2024

9.00am

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10.00am AEST

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrive at a press conference during the AUKUS summit in San Diego, March 2023

AUKUS enablers? Assessing defence trade control reforms in Australia and the United States

21 August 2024

Report byDr William Greenwalt, Tom Corben

Financing AUKUS Pillar II: Building a multi-sovereign public-private innovation fund

31 July 2024

Brief bySophie Mayo

Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps and Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speak during a tour of the Osbourne Naval Shipyards and Australian Submarine Corporation facilities in Adelaide as part of the annual Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations, 22 March 2024

The overlooked outcome: AUKUS and the Australia-UK partnership

16 July 2024

Commentary byAlice Nason

Public event

AUKUS, allies and partners

26 June 2024

6.30pm

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8.00pm AEST

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What Trump 2.0 could mean for AUKUS

23 June 2024

In the news byDr Michael J. Green, Professor Peter Dean, Bruce Wolpe

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The Debate Papers: Is Australia’s AUKUS submarine pathway really ‘optimal’?

18 June 2024

The Debate Papers byDr Elizabeth Buchanan, Dr Richard Dunley

Election Watch 2024

Launch event

Red book | Blue book report launch / Sydney

30 May 2024

6.30pm

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8.30pm AEST

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