Washington made headlines in September 2021 when it announced that the U.S. will be forming a new Indo-Pacific security alliance with the UK and Australia, AUKUS, alienating France in the process. This announcement came prior to Indian PM Narendra Modi’s trip to the U.S. for an in-person meeting of the Quad summit, a loose grouping of U.S., Japan, Australia, and India for talks on security, economy, health and more. What is the scope of these partnerships and how will they affect each other? Why is it important for the U.S. to develop new measures of security with other countries? What factors need to be in place to reduce tensions with China when it comes to this area of the globe? Join us to explore these questions with our guest speakers, Professor Gordon Flake, Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia; & Dr. Eva Pejsova, Senior Japan Fellow at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy & Strategy of the Brussels School of Governance & an Associate Fellow at the French “Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique”.
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This Virtual Briefing Series event was originally hosted on  November 18th, 2021.
Music by Joseph McDade.

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