By Richard Javad Heydarian*
Almost two years since it was first announced, the AUKUS submarine deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States hasn’t been getting much love across Southeast Asia. Despite repeated reassurances by top US and Australian officials, with Foreign Secretary Penny Wong categorically vowing “Australia will never seek to acquire nuclear weapons” in a recent interview with Singapore’s media, key regional states remain unconvinced. (Lowy Institute’s Interpreter)
