New Zealand opens up the possibility of joining the new Aukus defense alliance with Australia, Great Britain and the US, while maintaining the ban on nuclear-powered submarines, such as those that will be supplied in the first phase to Australia by Great Britain or the United States.
Development of emerging cyber technologies
The High Commissioner in Australia, who has the role of ambassador, has indicated that New Zealand could join the agreement, in order to collaborate in the development of emerging cyber technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
However, the historic ban on nuclear power in its territorial waters will remain. Interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald, Dame Annette King said Aukus “does not change in any way” the security and intelligence ties with the three nations of New Zealand, which will never have a part in the development of nuclear-powered submarines, but now. welcomes the increased US and UK involvement in the Indo-Pacific region.
Towards the Apec summit on 8 November
“We reiterated our collective goal, to ensure peace and stability in our region and the maintenance of a rules-based international system,” he said, just days before the summit of 21 APEC leaders opened on November 8 ( Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), hosted by New Zealand, where the economic recovery after the Covid 19 pandemic will be at the top of the agenda.
The surprise alliance and the wrath of Paris
The unannounced announcement in September of the new defense alliance between the US, Australia and the UK, accompanied by the termination of a mega-contract on the supply of French diesel-powered submarines to Australia, had aroused surprise in Europe and in particular in Europe. wrath of Paris.