Testing the limits of international society? Trust, Aukus and Indo-Pacific security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3696789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamal Barnes (0000-0003-4075-8302, Edith Cowan University), Samuel M Makinda (0000-0002-9880-0166, Edith Cowan University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1307-1325 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiac111 |
| OpenAlex | W4283817537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 16 |
When Australia reneged on a AUD$90 billion submarine contract with France in 2021 as it joined AUKUS, a new trilateral military partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, it was accused of lying and breaching France's trust. This perceived act of betrayal not only led to a deterioration in the diplomatic relationship between Australia and France, but it also drew attention to the consequences of violating the norm of pacta sunt servanda-agreements must be kept. Although it is recognized that breaches of trust undermine relationships, what has been underexplored is how a violation of norms can also undermine the presumption of trust in international society more broadly. Focusing on how Australia broke its contract with France after it joined AUKUS, this article argues that Australia's conduct not only harmed its relationship with France, but it also led the European Union (EU) to raise questions about how much to trust AUKUS partners as it engages in the Indo-Pacific region. It posits that adherence to international norms is important for developing trust between states in international society and has the potential to facilitate cooperation and enhance security in the complex Indo-Pacific region and beyond
Betrayal · Business · European union · General partnership · International trade · Norm (philosophy) · Political science · Presumption · Law · Military and Defense Studies
Settler Colonial Strategic Culture
On safer ground? The emergence and evolution of 'Global Britain
Cooperative or clubbish? Aukus order-engineering and EU normative power in the Indo-Pacific
The weakening hegemon's quest for an alliance in the Indo-Pacific
Tactical hedging as coalition-building signal
Shedding Light on Chinese Thinking on Aukus
A dysfunctional family
The Anglosphere and ‘Anglo-scepticism’ in the post-Brexit UK-Australia relationship
Responsibility and anxiety in the ‘Pacific family’
The promise of Aukus
Aukus and the Anglobal colour line
Building a new strategic partnership
From trust to trusting
A Geo-Strategic Metaverse? Examining Security Perceptions and Narratives of the Aukus Strategic Alliance in the Indo-Pacific Rivalry
Energy Minilateralism in a Contested Northeast Asia
New Perspectives on Trust in International Conflicts
How regional organisation survives
Trusting relationships in international politics
Euro-Atlantic Security and the China Nexus
Trust and Decision‐making in Times of Crisis
The ‘Magnificent Fraud’
Before Hegemony
Time to get emotional
Entrusted norms
A Conceptualization of Trust in International Relations
The Great Irresponsibles? The United States, the Soviet Union, and World Order
Burden-sharing
A presumption of trust' in international society
Investigating diplomatic transformations
The Iraq Crisis and France
The puzzle of trusting relationships in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The ethics of trust in world politics
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |