1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i New Developments in the United States Strategic and Defense Ties with Australia September 16, 2021 The Biden Administration is pushing to strengthen the U.S. alliance and is making it a cornerstone of a broader Indo-Pacifi
2、c strategic architecture. On September 15, the White House announced a new Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership. The three countries formed the new pact during the 70th anniversary year of the 1951 Australia-New Zealand-United States (ANZUS) Treaty, and some
3、 in the region have labeled AUKUS as ANZUS 2.0. The AUKUS agreement was announced just prior to the 2021 Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) meetings held on September 16, and President Joe Biden will host Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as part of the Quadrilateral (Quad), meeting
4、s with their counterparts from Japan and India on September 24, 2021, suggesting additional initiatives may be announced. Australias strategic ties with the United States now operate through the ANZUS alliance, the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, and the ne