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Southeast Asia and AUKUS
![Australia, AUKUS, and Southeast Asia Australia, AUKUS, and Southeast Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-15-125637.jpg)
Australia, AUKUS, and Southeast Asia
By Abdul Rahman Yaacob
Does AUKUS represent a strategic divergence or an opportunity for close defense relations?
![Is ASEAN at Fault for Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions? Is ASEAN at Fault for Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-06-7.jpg)
Is ASEAN at Fault for Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions?
By David Hutt
Through its dithering and lack of unity, the bloc has opened a space for further interference from outside powers.
![Malaysia to Seek Chinese ‘Views’ on New AUKUS Security Pact Malaysia to Seek Chinese ‘Views’ on New AUKUS Security Pact](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-24-2.jpg)
Malaysia to Seek Chinese ‘Views’ on New AUKUS Security Pact
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement came after the Malaysian PM said the new security pact could be a “catalyst for a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region.”
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AUKUS: The View from ASEAN
By Laura Southgate
The new trilateral security partnership has highlighted the bloc's inability to speak with one voice.
![Australian PM, Diplomats Seek to Allay Southeast Asian AUKUS Fears Australian PM, Diplomats Seek to Allay Southeast Asian AUKUS Fears](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-21-3.jpg)
Australian PM, Diplomats Seek to Allay Southeast Asian AUKUS Fears
By Sebastian Strangio
Canberra has stated that the new partnership "is not a defense alliance or pact" and that it will continue to support nuclear non-proliferation.
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