A prominent U.S. think tank has weighed in on its own recommendations for the AUKUS pact, warning that current plans for Pillar II of the alliance are too broad.
The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has proposed that Pillar II of the agreement—which deals with collaboration between the nations—to laser-focus on advanced technologies like autonomy, long-range strike capability, and integrated air defence.
“A key lesson of the first years of AUKUS Pillar II is that it is too broad and unfocused,” the report by Abraham Denmark and Charles Edel, released on Aug. 26 (AEST), noted.
“Leaders in all three countries should therefore narrow its focus to a smaller set of capability areas.”…