A compromise on the Aukus defense pact has emerged after some members within the US government advocated for Japan's inclusion, while the UK, Australia, and other US factions deemed it premature. Despite these discussions, defense ministers from the Aukus nations are set to initiate talks on Monday regarding the potential expansion of partners under Pillar 2 of the security agreement, excluding Japan at this stage. This decision aligns with President Biden's 2023 vision of Aukus as a cornerstone of stability in the Indo-Pacific, mirroring NATO's role in Europe. However, concerns about Japan's cybersecurity and counter-espionage capabilities, highlighted by DefenceProf in an interview with @AFR and supported by Malcolm Davis, have been cited as significant barriers to its immediate inclusion.
ASPI Defence Strategy Expert Malcolm Davis says Japan should “definitely join AUKUS”. https://t.co/OaTNOmBUFO
#JAUKUS | "The biggest issue with Japan joining is its security measures, such as cybersecurity and counter-espionage … are not up to where they need to be to share the most sensitive of defence technology." @DefenceProf told @AFR on Japan joining #AUKUS. https://t.co/bntEyXrunf
Check out our other #scoop from this weekend. #Aukus defence ministers planning to announce on Monday that will start consultations about involving other countries in #Pillar2 - but no invite for #Japan just yet so #Jaucus will have to wait some more. 👉 https://t.co/u0QcMiN6fb https://t.co/K6220RbQcp
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Check out our #Aukus #Scoop from last night 👇 https://t.co/MU1VJ5Nw5x
🚨IS AUKUS DEFENSE TECH-PACT THE ASIA-PACIFIC NATO? - JAPAN TO JOIN US / UK / AU Biden, 2023: "Just as NATO has been the bedrock of Europe's security, AUKUS aims to be a pillar of stability in the Indo-Pacific, ensuring our collective prosperity and security in a rapidly… https://t.co/CWMN1mdXf3 https://t.co/D87W4XoI5K
Compromise Aukus solution after some in US government pushed to include Japan but UK and Australia (and some in US) believed it was too soon. https://t.co/MBqhXvU3XA https://t.co/MU1VJ5Nw5x
SCOOP On Monday, #Aukus defence ministers will launch talks about asking others to partner on #Pillar2 of the security pact, but #Japan will not be invited to join at this point. So no #Jaucus for now. (Me & @KanaInagaki) https://t.co/u0QcMiN6fb