There has been much breathless commentary on AUKUS both here and abroad. Its significance is real. It is, however, more a leap in technology than it is a fundamental strategic departure.
AUKUS makes sense as part of Australia’s plan B for China. That is, the plan we need if we find ourselves in a full-blown Cold War 2.0.
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Peter Varghese is the chancellor of the University of Queensland and a former secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
