AUKUS at a Crossroads? Cracks in US-Australia Cooperation

During a recent meeting in the Oval Office between President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, when asked about the future of AUKUS, Trump responded with surprise: “What does that mean?” It is worth recalling that AUKUS is a trilateral security and defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the name comes from the first letters of the names of these countries: Australia – United Kingdom – United …