Dear Commander M, Well, that was not expected. The new AUKUS arrangement certainly burst without warning onto the scene, a tribute to the secrecy which had been maintained in three capitals, even if that secrecy has become a notable source of grievance for the French. What does it mean for us all? The Singapore based IISS analyst Euan Graham described the arrangement rather well in a tweet: “…the potential of AUKUS is a strategic tech- sharing accord, with nuclear propulsion providing a forcing function.” I’ll return to that point later, particularly as I believe that it is vital that the UK g…
