And with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set to join his US and UK counterparts this week to unveil the role these subs will play in the AUKUS military pact, what are the risks and challenges ahead?

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/australia-s-multibillion-dollar-apex-predators-won-t-come-without-challenges-20230311-p5cr90.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

Aussie civilians and service members will begin training with US and UK naval teams later this year.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/332695/china-isnt-thrilled-with-us-nuclear-sub-deal.html

“But when I ask Dutch friends for TV and film recommendations, it’ll often be US and UK shows.”

Source: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/08/automated-study-buddies-a-quick-look-at-dutch-language-apps/

Even those born in US and UK with nationalities of these countries but parents of Indian and Pakistani origin face unnecessary bureaucratic difficulties in getting visas to go and see their grandparents in India.

Source: https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/34025-when-an-indian-muslim-soldier-shot-and-injured-his-younger-brother-in-pak-army/

Even when the UN General Assembly seeks a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice on whether Israel’s 56-year-old occupation is legal, major powers voted against it including the US and UK.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/israel-palestine-conflict-75-years-of-failed-negotiations/

In September 2022 the US and UK blew up the Nordstream gas pipelines.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/01/paul-craig-roberts/washington-has-resurrected-the-threat-of-nuclear-armageddon/

Mr Biden said the trans-Atlantic relationship is “rock solid”, while Mr Sunak hailed the US and UK as “two of the firmest allies” in Nato.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rishi-sunak-nato-ukraine-war-b2372950.html

Part of the intelligence brief revealed that Russian spies were caught boasting about convincing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to "work together against US and UK intelligence agencies".

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/11/classified-document-leak-will-lead-to-death-warns-pentagon

The jewel of $48 billion Irish giant Flutter used to be its Australian outfit Sportsbet, but recent revenue decline has meant its US and UK operations are now doing the heavy lifting.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/why-are-the-biggest-gambling-companies-struggling-20231123-p5ema5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

The US and UK are simply at different points in the cycle.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/06/brexit-trump-populists-power-us-republicans-tory-party

This is evident in both the US and UK, the leading lights of the democratic system apart from India.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/04/12/national-ambitions/