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Britain’s Leadership Change Has Profound Implications for the New AUKUS Alliance

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Britain’s Leadership Change Has Profound Implications for the New AUKUS Alliance
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves to members of the media after taking office, outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, on Oct. 25, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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The UK’s decision to change its prime minister on Oct. 24 pushed it toward another crossroads: whether to pursue Britain’s revival of global trade, prestige, and influence or retire once again to the role of middling power.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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