Australia nuclear submarines

Insights from Trevor Taylor.

An EU official said the submarine row played a role in the decision to delay this month’s talks but insisted a deal was not ready to be sealed in any case

From specific details of the submarines to the larger implications for Australia’s military and regional strategy, there are lots of question marks.

Australia’s strategic location makes its deployment of SSNs a much greater asset to broader Western interests than if other U.S. allies did the same.

Up until September 15, French-Australian naval relations were burgeoning. Now that once-promising future is in doubt.

After offering SSNs to Australia, it’s time to extend similar support to South Korea.

The less-than-strategic decision will discourage one of Europe’s most forward-leaning actors in the Indo-Pacific.

Australia’s announcement that it will be building nuclear-powered submarines with American and British help will take years to pay military dividends, but the strategic impacts start immediately.