AUKUS’s Survival Is a Good Sign for Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Australia has bucked the trend of shrinking U.S. security commitments.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the U.S. State Department in Washington on July 1. October 3, 2025, 11:19 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

The Australia-United Kingdom-United States security pact, commonly known as AUKUS, appears to have passed a Trump administration review unscathed, according to a recent Nikkei Asia report that cites an official from an AUKUS member country. Unless something dramatically changes between now and Oct. 20, when Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the White House—always a possibility in Trump world—then Washington will continue p

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