Search for Security

In September 2021 the Morrison government committed Australia to the single greatest security investment in the nation’s history: the AUKUS partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom to build nuclear-powered submarines and collaborate on advanced technologies.

Yet there are growing doubts about who will build the submarines and whether they can be delivered at all. There are also growing concerns about the role the US plays in the world.

Search for Security brings together a diverse and expert group of scholars to explain the politics of AUKUS and place it in the context of wide-ranging global transformations. We explore the development and implications of AUKUS at a time of great international uncertainty. It is a timely contribution to a crucial debate about Australian foreign and domestic policy in a period of intensifying militarism.

About the Author

Mark Beeson is an adjunct professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University. He was previously professor of international politics at the University of Western Australia. He has also taught at Murdoch, Griffith, Queensland, York (UK) and Birmingham universities.

Kanishka Jayasuriya is a professor of politics and international studies at Murdoch University. He writes extensively on global political economy and the rise of the far right.

Sian Troath is a lecturer at the University of Wollongong, having previously worked at Australian National University, Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury and Flinders University. She researches on the politics of expertise and military technologies, and Australian foreign and defence policy.