Why #AUKUS πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ?

Because, as George Liska taught us long ago, "alliances are against, and only derivatively for, someone or something".

In other words, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³

Broadly speaking, the pact is about getting their "nuclear war plans" aligned, which is spot on with the argument of my @CornellPress book
amazon.com/Arguing-about-…
The creation of this pact is especially intriguing when considered alongside the failure of another possible pact: πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡«πŸ‡·
Overall, this is a major step towards the Biden administration creating it's "Alliance of Democracies" (a goal, coincidentally, it shared with the Trump Administration)
thechicagocouncil.org/commentary-and…
Exactly how "major" is the the step?

The below thread offers useful details on how the agreement will shape the integration of the three countries' defense industries (#PEofSecurity)
Oh, and about the failure of that potential pact between πŸ‡«πŸ‡· & πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί ? Well 😬
Final thought: What Biden said in the first tweet of this thread -- that allies are the greatest strength of the US -- is consistent with the argument found in @MiraRappHooper's recent book (but, again, don't say that to πŸ‡«πŸ‡· at the moment 🀫).

amazon.com/Shields-Republ…

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