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The geopolitics of AUKUS

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On 15th September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States formed AUKUS, a unique partnership to provide Australia with nuclear-propelled submarines and accelerate cooperation between the three in emerging technologies. This map visualises the geopolitics of the AUKUS agreement and what it means for connectivity across the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.

This map was updated on 31st August 2022 and 23rd March 2023.

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James Rogers is Co-president and Director of Research at the Council on Geostrategy, where he specialises in geopolitics and British strategic policy. He is also Editor of Britain’s World, the Council on Geostrategy’s online magazine. Previously, he held positions at the Henry Jackson Society, the Baltic Defence College, RAND Europe, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies.

His commentary has been carried in the global media and he has been invited to give oral evidence at the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and International Development committees in the Houses of Parliament. His research has been cited and endorsed by the serving British prime minister, and he has worked on research projects for the British and French ministries of defence. He holds an MPhil in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and an award-winning BSc Econ (Hons) in International Politics and Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.