The AUKUS Defense Pact Is Shaking Up ASEAN
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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne is wrapping up a four-nation tour of Southeast Asia this week, which is partly aimed at allaying some ASEAN states’ concerns about the AUKUS security partnership. On Trend Lines, Susannah Patton joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss the defense pact’s mixed reception in the region.
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