Australia-EU defence pact: Europe seeks to strengthen ties in Trump era
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The European Union is seeking a defence pact with Australia to deepen military co-operation in a move that highlights fears of a sharp increase in global instability.

The EU put the proposal to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Rome on Sunday in the hope of matching other defence partnerships that have cleared the way for closer intelligence work and joint exercises.

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The move came as Albanese met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged continued Australian support against Russia, including the delivery of Abrams tanks promised last October.

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The EU signed a defence partnership with South Korea in November to set up joint talks on security and intelligence, clear the way for military exercises, respect sea borders and work together on cybersecurity.

While the agreement did not name any adversaries, it focused on risks that have been aired in the past in relation to Russia and China, such as cybersecurity.

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  • naeap@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    Hm…

    Sounds as helpful as Japan for the Axis…

    Or did I miss some major helpful contribution to each other besides pissing off enough people to get their shit handled?

    Even a supply route in case of a defensive war on either side would be more than costly, as it probably can’t just be flown over countries like China.

    Ok, I’m absolutely no expert here and I’m just talking out of my ass, but how is this cooperation really helpful in an actual war?

    Or is this more of an political alignment?

    • Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.orgEnglish
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      4 minutes ago

      Australia is America’s surveilance van to spy on the Southern hemisphere. Look at Pine Gap and you’ll see what I mean. If the EU can’t trust the US to handle the intel responsibly they’ll want their own eyes and ears over there.

    • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
      8·
      5 hours ago

      It is a military cooperation agreement. Not a full on alliance. Australia has a lot of natural resources and that is usefull to the EU. The EU has a lot of military production and both are ideologically close. Btw shipping via the southern Indian Ocean and then up the Atlantic would be pretty safe.