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    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
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      The Fed’s SVB balancing act

      Buyout titans weigh purchases from Silicon Valley Bank loan book

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Aukus defence pact’s political pay-off will be a jobs bonanza

      Deal set to create decades of work across US, UK and Australia

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Aukus allies unveil plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered subs

      Security pact will allow three underwater fleets to co-operate in patrolling both the Pacific and Atlantic

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      Military technology
      Aukus: the industrial challenges of delivering a new defence pact

      The deal to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines will test the countries’ abilities to share technology

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Australia to buy US submarines to bridge gap before UK-design boats

      Multi-stage Aukus pact will culminate in 2040s with next- generation nuclear-powered fleet

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Britain to play bigger role in Aukus submarine deal than envisaged

      UK minister says negotiations have ‘gone our way’ ahead of unveiling of new designs

    • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
      News in-depthUS foreign policy
      UK and Australia urge Washington to ease secrecy rules in security pact

      Allies fear an unwillingness to share sensitive information and technology could hamper Aukus

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      White House optimistic on tech sharing for Aukus security pact

      Top US official sees ‘pathway’ for allies to build nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      US foreign policy
      US to ‘deepen’ defence ties with Australia in face of China threat

      Top military officials and diplomats meet amid rising concern about potential conflict over Taiwan

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
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      Australia’s defence dilemma: projecting force or provoking China?

      The country is boosting military spending, strengthening alliances and demanding a seat at the ‘big table’ of global affairs

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
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      France and Germany seek to move beyond tensions with Paris talks

      Key EU allies Macron and Scholz have clashed in recent months on issues from energy to defence

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
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      China’s rise pushes Asia-Pacific nations to embrace Nato

      North Atlantic alliance to expand co-operation with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Paris and Canberra vow to ‘intensify security co-operation’ after Aukus spat

      Newly elected Australian PM visits France to mend relations after cancellation of A$90bn submarines contract

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Aerospace & Defence
      US Coast Guard’s $3.3bn deal boosts Australian shipbuilder Austal

      Contract lifts shares by 25% despite controversy over design faults in boats to counter China in Pacific

    • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
      Australia to pay $600mn to French defence company edged out by Aukus

      Settlement for scrapped submarine deal critical to reset of strained relations with Paris

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
      News in-depthUS foreign policy
      Biden bids to boost alliances in Asia and affirm commitment to region

      US president visits South Korea and Japan as worries grow Ukraine war has diverted focus from China

    • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
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      US to invest $150mn in south-east Asia in attempt to counter China

      Initiatives come as White House is pushing to reinvigorate alliances in the face of Beijing

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
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      Liz Truss urges liberal governments to ‘face down global aggressors’

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
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      Japan and Australia sign defence pact in face of more assertive China

      Deal to promote joint military exercises cements ties between two close US allies

    • Monday, 13 December, 2021
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      Seoul has in the past been reluctant to take sides in the contest between Washington and Beijing

    • Friday, 10 December, 2021
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