In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast, hosts Ankit Panda and Katie Putz mark the fifth anniversary of the AUKUS partnership with a discussion of the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., breaking down its significance, concerns regarding its sustainability amid a changing political landscape, the challenges faced by the U.S. submarine industrial base, and the implications of the partnership in the context of rising tensions with China. 

For more, check out our recent video explainer, featuring Dr. Euan Graham, further exploring the AUKUS partnership.

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Authors

Staff AuthorAnkit Panda

Ankit Panda is editor-at-large at The Diplomat and the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow him on Twitter.

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Staff AuthorCatherine Putz

Catherine Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.

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Tags

• Asia Geopolitics
• Security
• Oceania
• Australia
• United States
• AUKUS
• AUKUS Pillar I
• AUKUS Pillar II
• AUKUS review