The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered model that Australia might soon deploy, transits the Strait of Hormuz on December 21, 2020. Photo: TNS
The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered model that Australia might soon deploy, transits the Strait of Hormuz on December 21, 2020. Photo: TNS
Richard Heydarian
Opinion

Opinion

Richard Heydarian

How the Aukus ruckus exposes the rifts between US allies in Southeast Asia

  • While France and the EU have raged against the deal, it is in Southeast Asia where its geopolitical impact will be felt the most
  • The potential presence of nuclear submarines in Southeast Asian waters has rekindled fears of the region being a theatre for great power competition

The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered model that Australia might soon deploy, transits the Strait of Hormuz on December 21, 2020. Photo: TNS
The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered model that Australia might soon deploy, transits the Strait of Hormuz on December 21, 2020. Photo: TNS
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