security & defence PLUS

Where Academia, Industry & Statecraft Intersect

WHat IS SECURITY & DEFENCE PLUS?

Security & Defence PLuS is the flagship program of the PLuS Alliance, a global partnership which combines the strengths of three leading research universities on three continents – Arizona State University, King’s College London, and the University of New South Wales – to solve global challenges.

Security & Defence PLuS deepens this partnership, advancing research, education, and policy to support statecraft in the spirit of the 2021 AUKUS trilateral agreement between the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Leveraging Scholarship to Enhance Policy

AUKUS PARTNERSHIP

Negotiated between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the AUKUS partnership strengthens the ability of each country to support mutual security and defence interests by promoting deeper information and technology sharing in nuclear-powered submarines and other advanced capabilities. Security & Defence PLuS aims to enhance the statecraft of the countries within the AUKUS Partnership by utilising each university’s unique approach to academic scholarship and research.

ESSAYS & ARTICLES DRIVEN BY ACADEMIC RESEARCH

The Strategic Imperative of Critical Minerals in AUKUS

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[July 2025] This article, "The Strategic Imperative of Critical Minerals in AUKUS" by Ansel Bayly & Dr Sarah Tzinieris, was...

Fortress AUKUS: order-engineering by exclusion in the Indo-Pacific

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[June 2025] This article, "Fortress AUKUS: order-engineering by exclusion in the Indo-Pacific" by Sarah Tzinieris & Zeno Leoni, was originally...

What AUKUS means to Britain: Appraising the Benefits and Challenges in an Election Year

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[April 2024] In March 2024, British premier Rishi Sunak declared a “national endeavour” with a new fund to “secure the...

AUKUS and the Potential for a Disruptive Maritime Power

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[June 2023] In April 2023, the Australian government released its Defence Strategic Review, setting out a vision for reforming the...

To Exclude or Not to Exclude: AUKUS and Order-Engineering

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[March 2023] Introduction While the delivery aspect of AUKUS – that is of nuclear-propelled submarines and advanced technological capabilities –...

AUKUS under Pressure: The Capacity Constraints that put a Dampener on Delivery

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[March 2023] Introduction On 15 September 2021, the governments of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom announced the...

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