11/12/2021
THE NEW Alliances : What Does it Really Mean for the World?
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What is the Aukus Alliance?
The US, the UK and Australia signed a new on 16 September 2021, which allows Australia to get the to build -ed . The US is sharing its submarine technology for the first time in 50 years, having previously only shared it with the UK after the Second World War. It means that Australia will be able to build nuclear-powered submarines that are faster and harder to detect than conventionally powered ones, and which can stay submerged for months and shoot ballistic missiles from longer distances, although Australia has stated it had no intention to put nuclear weapons on them. This is the most important since the Second World War.
No of this magnitude has been concluded since the signature of the North Atlantic Treaty, which formed the basis of the NATO, and was signed on 4 April 1949. It is increasingly clear that the US is now seeking alternative and new forms of defense in the future, which are outside of the old-fashioned NATO, to confront emerging
The three-way strategic alliance Aukus, between the UK, US and Australia will replace the current bilateral deal between Australia and France that was worth over 65 billion USD. Australia will end the contract given to France in 2019 to build 12 diesel electric-powered submarines to replace its existing Collins submarine fleet. France invested heavily at the level to get this contract, but apparently, France was only given 3-hours-notice before the Aukus deal was announced to the world.
Obviously, this deal will go out of the window now as French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said that it was a “stab in the back” . It is also a major blow to President Macron who is seeking re-election in 2022. President Macron, unlike his predecessors, invested heavily to help the Anglo-Saxon countries: the Americans in Afghanistan the British on , and the Australians in the Indian-Pacific. This is a major blow for his efforts. No French President, since President Chirac, has done more in the field of international peace and security on the world stage than President Macron. It is regrettable that his efforts have not been appreciated because France still has major influence in the French-speaking parts of the African continent.This move might have a negative impact on the participation of France in . Let’s remember that de Gaulle withdrew from NATO in 1966, and France only returned under President Sarkozy in 2009.
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