U.S., U.K. and Australia announce new security partnership for Indo-Pacific
The Hindu
The security grouping AUKUS will focus on advancing strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific region
A week before a meeting of Quad leaders in Washington DC, the Biden administration, on Wednesday, announced a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific, between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. (AUKUS).
Speaking to reporters ahead of a joint announcement by President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the U.K. and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, a senior administration official outlined a trilateral grouping that was security focused, suggesting it was different from — but complementary to — arrangements such as the Quad.
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