Canberras $1.6B AUKUS gamble risks destabilising the Indo-Pacific

Australias escalating $1.6 billion AUKUS spend promises nuclear submarines but threatens to fuel division and arms racing across the Indo-Pacific, writesImran Khalid.

ON 25 AUGUST 2025, a Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)forumin Canberra reignited debate overAUKUS, with Australian officials reaffirming their$1.6 billioncommitment for 202526 to secure nuclear-powered submarines under the trilat