Trumpism by another name: What AUKUS tells us about US policy in the Indo-Pacific

Trumpism by another name: What AUKUS tells us about US policy in the Indo-Pacific The ultimate effect of AUKUS could be to force Europeans to conclude there is no point in engaging in the vital yet geographically distant issue of Indo-Pacific security September 16 should have been a moment of celebration for all proponents - Americans included - of a more assertive EU foreign policy. On that day, the European Union's high representative, Josep Borrell, launched the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Although resting on a compromise between the different positions of the 27 member states, the new…