“As leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, guided by our enduring ideals and shared commitment to the international rules-based order, we resolve to deepen diplomatic, security, and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, including by working with partners, to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. As part of this effort, we are announcing the creation of an enhanced trilateral security partnership called ‘AUKUS’” – verkündeten Australien, die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und Großbritannien in ihrer gemeinsamen Erklärung am 16. September 2021. Aber was genau beinhaltet „AUKUS“ und welche Auswirkungen hat die Ankündigung auf Australiens internationale politische Beziehungen?