Is Australia at risk of becoming the 51st state of the US? Some believe that AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, could deprive the country of an independent defence policy. Here is AUKUS, explained. | TRT World

The Pentagon is reviewing the AUKUS trilateral agreement, putting the future of Australia's $368 billion submarine fleet in question. A US defence official said the review is part of ensuring that the AUKUS initiative of the Biden administration is aligned with Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. Former Trump White House security advisor John Bolton thinks the department is looking at downsizing or potentially cancelling the deal, but doing so would be a "huge mistake" with "enormous consequ