AUKUS elevates Britain's global position in Pacific Heights.

The AUKUS defense pact between Australia, the UK, and the US marks a significant shift in the UK's focus towards the Pacific region, as officials scramble to reconsider and recalibrate Britain's place in the world after Brexit. The pact extends Britain and America's reach into a region that is rapidly becoming the key global theater for the century to come, and underlines the growing challenge posed by China's authoritarianism and assertiveness overseas. The high price of membership of AUKUS and engagement in the Pacific region is a necessary one, however, and defense chiefs insist that alliances and multilateral agreements are the way of the future.