AUKUS is terrible for Australian national interests – but we’re probably stuck with it
- Written by Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor, Australian National University
This is an edited extract of a presentation by Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor at ANU and former Australian foreign minister, to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Conference.
Politics played a significant part in the birth of AUKUS in Australia, and politics both here and in the United States will play a crucial role in...





