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AUKUS Partnership Seen as Key to Regional Security and Interoperability
A key Trump adviser, Adam Korzeniewski, has expressed confidence that Australia would join the US in a conflict, citing the country’s history of cooperation and the importance of the AUKUS partnership. Korzeniewski’s remarks suggest that the Trump administration views AUKUS as a key component of its national security strategy, and that the partnership is expected to play a significant role in regional security and interoperability. The AUKUS agreement has survived changes in government in all three countries, but its success may depend on the ability of the US and UK to improve their defence industrial bases, as reported by Unknown Source.