‘Crisis of trust': France bristles at US submarine deal
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Crisis of trust': France bristles at US submarine deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — France’s top diplomat declared Monday that there is a “crisis of trust” in the United States after a Pacific defense deal stung France and left Europe wondering about its longtime ally across the Atlantic. Speaking to reporters in New York, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said European countries won’t let Washington leave them behind when shaping its foreign policy, Le Drian reiterated complaints that his country was sandbagged by the submarine deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia, which led to France losing a contract to sell subs to Australia. He said he met earlier in the day with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and stressed “that the current challenges to stability in the region called for more cooperation and coordination among like-minded partners” and “less confrontation.” Earlier Monday, France won support from the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, who told CNN that “one of our member states has been treated in a way that is not acceptable.. We want to know what happened and why.” While U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting the Australian and British leaders this week, he won’t see French President Emmanuel Macron, who’s not traveling to the U.N. Le Drian said he canceled a meeting with his Australian counterpart in New York and has no meeting scheduled with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while he’s at the U.N., but might “pass him in the hallways.” Meanwhile France’s defense minister canceled a meeting with her British counterpart this week.

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Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal
4 months, 1 week ago

Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal

ABC  

Australia would foot the bill for any loss or injury caused by sensitive technology and radioactive materials transferred by the United States and United Kingdom for nuclear submarines, under a revamped version of the AUKUS agreement. According to the document, "Australia shall be responsible for the management, disposition, storage, and disposal of any spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste resulting …

Submarine boss refuses to answer questions over multi-billion-dollar AUKUS payments
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Submarine boss refuses to answer questions over multi-billion-dollar AUKUS payments

ABC  

The head of the AUKUS submarine program has refused to say whether an almost $5 billion government payment to the United States will be refunded if no nuclear-powered boats are delivered to Australia. During a Senate estimates hearing, Greens senator David Shoebridge attempted to extract details of the impending $4.7 billion payment to the US from the head of the …

Pentagon sparks fresh AUKUS doubts on anniversary of Australia's nuclear-powered submarine plans
9 months, 1 week ago

Pentagon sparks fresh AUKUS doubts on anniversary of Australia's nuclear-powered submarine plans

ABC  

In short: Defence Minister Richard Marles says AUKUS partners are working to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines despite changes to procurement plans in the US. Defence Minister Richard Marles says AUKUS partners are working to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines despite changes to procurement plans in the US. Defence Minister Richard Marles insists AUKUS partners are working "at pace" to …

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon
1 year, 9 months ago

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon

The Diplomat  

Plans for Australia’s new fleet of submarines are expected to be announced in March. So far all that is currently known about the AUKUS agreement, announced in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is that Australia will replace its current fleet of Collins-class diesel-electric submarines with eight new nuclear-powered submarines. He highlighted that Australia’s partnerships …

'AUKUS nuclear submarine deal doesn't mean Australia will side with US against China'
1 year, 9 months ago

'AUKUS nuclear submarine deal doesn't mean Australia will side with US against China'

Firstpost  

Richard Marles, the defence minister, claimed that the United States had received no guarantees from his administration regarding Taiwan. He said, ““Absolutely not, and I couldn’t be more unequivocal than that” Canberra: In exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines, the Australian defence minister claims his nation has not promised to back the United States in any future disputes involving Taiwan. With …

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

The Hindu  

The story so far: United States President Joe Biden, alongside his Australian and British counterparts Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak, unveiled on Monday, March 13, a deal to sell U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and to provide American technology for the production of such submarines in British and Australian facilities. Stating that challenges to global stability had only grown …

China is determined to thwart AUKUS, driven by distrust and fear of a US nuclear build-up
1 year, 9 months ago

China is determined to thwart AUKUS, driven by distrust and fear of a US nuclear build-up

ABC  

China has made no secret of its plans to diplomatically thwart Australia's AUKUS submarine plan, which it sees as part of a broader US effort to contain China's future military dominance of Asia. Beijing's mission to the United Nations on Tuesday slammed the announcement that Australia will obtain several American nuclear-powered submarines as part of the deal, saying it "fuels …

Joe Biden might have given his seal of approval for the AUKUS deal, but a future administration could take it away
1 year, 9 months ago

Joe Biden might have given his seal of approval for the AUKUS deal, but a future administration could take it away

ABC  

When Anthony Albanese stepped onstage in San Diego, he stood to the side as United States President Joe Biden opened the AUKUS announcement to much American military fanfare. China already knows AUKUS is about them Photo shows Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak stand at lecturns at a US naval base in San Diego The hostility with which China …

With AUKUS, West is getting ready for 'years of confrontation' in Asia, says Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

With AUKUS, West is getting ready for 'years of confrontation' in Asia, says Russia

Firstpost  

China also warned Australia, UK and the US that they were treading a ‘path of error and danger’ after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal Moscow: Close on heels of China’s rejection of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of fomenting “years of confrontation” in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS …

‘On a path of danger’: China-Russia warn US, Australia over AUKUS pact
1 year, 9 months ago

‘On a path of danger’: China-Russia warn US, Australia over AUKUS pact

Live Mint  

A day after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia unveiled the details around the AUKUS nuclear submarines, China and Russia on Tuesday condemned the three countries for disregarding the concerns of the international community and claimed that they are treading on a "path of error and danger." The UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency also took note …

AUKUS: China threatens US, UK for arming non-nuclear Australia with tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium
1 year, 9 months ago

AUKUS: China threatens US, UK for arming non-nuclear Australia with tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium

Firstpost  

Pro-China experts called AUKUS deal an ’expensive mistake’ and a ’time bomb for peace’ in the region Beijing: The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal involving Australia, US and UK has unnerved China. The Chinese government claimed the US and UK are “clearly violating the object and purpose of the NPT” by transferring tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium to a non-nuclear-weapon Australia. …

What’s the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between US, UK, and Australia? Why is China upset?
1 year, 9 months ago

What’s the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between US, UK, and Australia? Why is China upset?

Firstpost  

The US, the UK and Australia have finalised the pact that will allow them to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. On Monday, Australia’s prime minister said that the Aukus plan marked “a new chapter” in the relationship between the three countries. Australia’s Albanese said that the submarine deal marked the “biggest single investment in Australia’s defence capability in all …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

Live Mint  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the U.S. naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden called …

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia

Hindustan Times  

The leaders of the United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines, a major step involving investment of hundreds of billions of dollars aimed at countering China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Addressing a ceremony …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

India Today  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the US naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden called …

Australia to purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from US to counter China in Indo-Pacific region
1 year, 9 months ago

Australia to purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from US to counter China in Indo-Pacific region

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Monday, revealed that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from Washington. The partnership between the three countries, given the acronym AUKUS, was announced in 2021 and enables Australia to access nuclear-powered submarines that are more stealthy and capable than conventionally powered vessels. Australia purchased …

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US
1 year, 9 months ago

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, amid growing concerns about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The purchase agreement for up to five Virginia-class submarines will be announced Monday when President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime …

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
1 year, 9 months ago

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, all three countries said Wednesday ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific. Britain's The Times newspaper reported Tuesday that Australia is expected to acquire submarines built by …

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris
1 year, 10 months ago

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris

Firstpost  

A bitter row erupted in September 2021 when Australia’s previous prime minister Scott Morrison abruptly tore up a contract for France to build a dozen diesel-powered submarines and announced a deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered subs Paris: Australian and French ministers are to meet Monday in a fresh drive to mend fences 16 months after Canberra pulled the …

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia
1 year, 11 months ago

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

News 18  

A Republican and a Democrat senator have urged US President Joe Biden to not sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia because it would negatively impact America’s national security and also because vessels are ‘scarce.’ The leak was reported by Breaking Defence and the Guardian. “We are concerned that what was initially touted as a ‘do no harm’ opportunity to support Australia …

US President Joe Biden warned AUKUS nuclear submarine deal could come at cost to American fleet
1 year, 11 months ago

US President Joe Biden warned AUKUS nuclear submarine deal could come at cost to American fleet

ABC  

Two powerful US politicians have raised serious concerns about the AUKUS pact, warning President Joe Biden the proposal to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines risked harming America's industrial base to "breaking point". Key points: The senators warned against selling or transferring Virginia-class submarines to Australia A spokesperson for the defence minister says details of the AUKUS deal will be announced …

Australia sticks to US nuclear subs despite French criticism
2 years, 1 month ago

Australia sticks to US nuclear subs despite French criticism

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Friday he remained committed to building a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology despite the French president describing the plan as a “confrontation with China.” The previous Australian government infuriated President Emmanuel Macron last year by canceling a contract for a French-built fleet of conventionally-powered submarines worth 90 billion Australian dollars …

China furious over Australia's AUKUS submarine deal: Nuclear weapons
2 years, 5 months ago

China furious over Australia's AUKUS submarine deal: Nuclear weapons

Daily Mail  

China has accused Australia of secretly readying to develop nuclear weapons in its latest attack against the AUKUS defence pact. China has accused Australia of secretly readying to develop nuclear weapons in its latest attack against the AUKUS defence pact The China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy held a highly orchestrated media conference …

Australia and France make ‘new start’ after submarine row
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia and France make ‘new start’ after submarine row

Associated Press  

PARIS — Australia and France opened a “new chapter” in their relations Friday as the new Australian prime minister seeks to heal wounds from a secret submarine contract that infuriated France. President Emmanuel Macron warmly shook hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outside the French presidential palace, showing a thumbs-up before putting his arm around the Australian leader’s back …

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties
2 years, 5 months ago

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties

Al Jazeera  

Macron hosts Australia’s Albanese as the two try to rebuild ties badly strained by a ditching of a submarine contract. French President Emmanuel Macron has told new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese he wanted to focus on the future as they try to rebuild relations badly strained by his predecessor’s decision to ditch a submarine contract with Paris. Macron reacted …

Australia deploys diplomatic resources to fight Chinese and Russian 'disinformation' on AUKUS submarine deal
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia deploys diplomatic resources to fight Chinese and Russian 'disinformation' on AUKUS submarine deal

ABC  

Australia is bulking up specialised diplomatic teams in both Canberra and Vienna to win international acceptance for the AUKUS nuclear submarine project as it braces for a massive "disinformation" campaign from China and Russia. Key points: Australia faces regulatory and geopolitical hurdles as the first non-nuclear weapons state to acquire nuclear-powered submarines Beijing has made it clear it will do …

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal

The Quint  

Media sources in Australia leaked messages related to the cancelled submarine deal between Emmanuel Macron, the president of France and Scott Morrison, the prime minister of Australia on Tuesday, 1 November, Reuters reported. According to the leaks, when the Australian PM tried to initiate a call with Macron about the contract on 14 September, only two days before AUKUS was …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of lying to the French over the submarine deal. Here's what got us to this point
3 years, 1 month ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of lying to the French over the submarine deal. Here's what got us to this point

ABC  

The fallout from Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to scrap a French submarine deal in favour of a nuclear option from the US or UK has continued into this week's meeting of world leaders in Glasgow. And US President Joe Biden is doing his best to distance himself from what he called Mr Morrison's "clumsy" move, as the federal opposition …

Scott Morrison rejects French President's criticism over handling of scrapped submarine project
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison rejects French President's criticism over handling of scrapped submarine project

ABC  

Scott Morrison has stridently defended his integrity and personal conduct in the wake of the French President accusing the Prime Minister of lying about a $90 billion submarine contract. Key points: Scott Morrison says he raised Australia's concerns about the submarine deal with Emmanuel Macron several times The Prime Minister says the French government has been "sledging" Australia Mr Macron …

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal

Associated Press  

ROME — Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty. “What really matters now is what we will …

Biden tells France’s Macron, US was ‘clumsy’ in Aussie sub deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden tells France’s Macron, US was ‘clumsy’ in Aussie sub deal

Al Jazeera  

Biden praises France as a ‘valued partner’, Macron says France’s concerns ‘clarified’ over the lost $60bn submarine contract. US President Joe Biden, meeting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Rome, has acknowledged the United States had been “clumsy” in cutting France out of a deal to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines earlier this year. Macron spoke first in French as Biden …

French, Australian leaders have 1st talk since sub fallout
3 years, 1 month ago

French, Australian leaders have 1st talk since sub fallout

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during their first conversation since Australia pulled out of a multibillion-dollar submarine deal that it is up to Morrison’s government to repair the damaged relationship between their countries, France’s presidency said Thursday. “President Macron recalled that Australia’s unilateral decision to scale back the French-Australian strategic partnership by putting …

French envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks
3 years, 2 months ago

French envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk of confrontation in Asia by crafting a secret submarine deal with the U.S. and Britain that undermined trust in democratic alliances. France is determined to protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region, and to put “muscle” into Europe’s geopolitical strategy toward an increasingly …

France to return ambassador to Australia after submarines fracas
3 years, 2 months ago

France to return ambassador to Australia after submarines fracas

Live Mint  

France said it would send its ambassador back to Australia, as the allies sought to mend a major rift caused when Canberra scuttled a lucrative French submarine deal to join a new security pact with the U.S. and U.K. France recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra last month after the announcement of the new AUKUS partnership, under which Australia …

Australia welcoming back French ambassador after sub spat
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia welcoming back French ambassador after sub spat

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed France’s decision to return its ambassador to Australia and said Thursday the bilateral relationship was bigger than the canceled submarine contract. Morrison dismissed suggestions that Australia needed to rebuild its relationship with France after canceling a 90 billion Australian dollar contract last month, an act French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described …

France sends its ambassador back to Australia after furious row over $90billion submarine deal
3 years, 2 months ago

France sends its ambassador back to Australia after furious row over $90billion submarine deal

Daily Mail  

France will send its ambassador back to Canberra after he was pulled out of Australia in protest when a $90billion deal to buy French submarines was scrapped. Jean-Pierre Thebault was recalled to France in September after Australia signed a new submarine deal with the United States and United Kingdom as part of the AUKUS alliance. Mr Morrison flew to France …

Biden 'not fully aware' of French anger, as US distances itself from cancelled subs contract
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden 'not fully aware' of French anger, as US distances itself from cancelled subs contract

ABC  

A top US diplomat says President Joe Biden was not "fully aware" of the negative impact a joint United Kingdom-American submarine deal with Australia had had on France, after it was announced last month. Key points: The US is distancing itself from Australia's decision to cancel a $90 billion French submarine contract A presidential envoy has told French media the …

Forever friends and text message break-ups: Politics overshadow the government's submarine switch
3 years, 2 months ago

Forever friends and text message break-ups: Politics overshadow the government's submarine switch

ABC  

The federal Coalition have always been keen advocates of contracting things out. Australia's nuclear subs deal explained Photo shows Collins class submarines HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Waller and HMAS Sheean Are you wondering why there's so much fuss about Australia's decision to acquire nuclear submarines? This week's moves – the announcement that Australia may build submarines with US and British technology …

Russia says AUKUS pact threatens nuclear non-proliferation regime
3 years, 2 months ago

Russia says AUKUS pact threatens nuclear non-proliferation regime

Al Jazeera  

Moscow voices concern over trilateral agreement while the EU postpones trade talks with Australia amid the fallout. Russia has voiced concern over the AUKUS defence deal between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, warning the pact threatens global nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Moscow is “concerned” about the partnership that will allow Australia “after 18 months of consultations and several …

AUKUS or Not, Why France is India’s Preferred Partner for Nuclear Attack Submarines
3 years, 2 months ago

AUKUS or Not, Why France is India’s Preferred Partner for Nuclear Attack Submarines

News 18  

The new AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the USA to help Australia develop nuclear-powered attack submarines is in India’s interests. Together with Japan, which is also beefing up its defence budget and capabilities, a militarily strong Australia will help ease the pressure off India, both along its border and in the Indian Ocean, where Chinese naval …

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable
3 years, 2 months ago

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable

Business Standard  

Australia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for French diplomacy – variously described as a “stab in the back” and a “betrayal” by French diplomats. Under this “contract of the century”, agreed to between Paris and Canberra in 2016, France was to provide …

How can Australia repair its relationship with France after the AUKUS submarine row?
3 years, 3 months ago

How can Australia repair its relationship with France after the AUKUS submarine row?

ABC  

The continuing diplomatic rift between France and Australia is "not about the submarines", says Romain Fathi, a French-Australian historian from Flinders University. But he said it was "naive" of France to think it could replace the US and UK as Australia's most important ally. "France has huge interests at both ends of the Indo-Pacific", and could also look to frustrate …

Biden speaks to Macron to smooth tensions
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden speaks to Macron to smooth tensions

The Hindu  

France’s Ambassador to the U.S., Philippe Etienne, will return to Washington next week. Open consultation “The two leaders agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners. Mr. Etienne will begin “intensive work” with U.S. officials when he gets back next week, the White House said, …

Submarine deal row: How France was sacrificed at the altar of Australia's changing need
3 years, 3 months ago

Submarine deal row: How France was sacrificed at the altar of Australia's changing need

Firstpost  

Australian concerns about the deal were a matter of public record, with worries focused on cost over-runs and delays and whether the submarines would be fit for purpose once they entered service Paris, France: In June this year, French leader Emmanuel Macron welcomed Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Paris, with concern about the two allies’ troubled submarine contract high …

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row

Al Jazeera  

Boris Johnson tells Paris to ‘give me a break’ amid French fury over new security pact between UK, US and Australia. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged France to “get a grip” after Paris spent days reacting furiously to being sidelined by a new security pact brokered between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Johnson on Wednesday praised …

NATO leader: Allies need to stand together amid sub flap
3 years, 3 months ago

NATO leader: Allies need to stand together amid sub flap

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — With some powerful NATO allies at odds over a submarine sale, the alliance’s leader suggested Tuesday that members need to focus on “the big picture” and not let the dispute between France and the U.S. and Britain open an ongoing rift. Stoltenberg said he was confident that France, the U.K. and the U.S. “will find a way …

The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS
3 years, 3 months ago

The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS

The Hindu  

The announcement of the new Australia-U.K.-U.S. trilateral security pact has naturally generated animated debate in strategic circles, coming as it does just days before the first in-person Quad Leaders Summit to be hosted by United States President Joe Biden on September 24 in Washington. Close ties notwithstanding, Australia’s future fleet of nuclear submarines will not be permitted access to New …

France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes
3 years, 3 months ago

France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — France’s European Union partners agreed Tuesday to put the country’s festering dispute over a major Indo-Pacific defense deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain at the top of bloc’s political agenda, including at an EU summit next month. “It’s definitely something that raised interest and will occupy us in the months to come,” Gasper Dovzan, Slovenia’s foreign affairs …

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