Han-ah Sumner

Apr 18, 2023 | lawfareblog.com | Alana Nance |Han-ah Sumner

AUKUS Unveils Plans for Nuclear Submarines and Tomahawk MissilesAUKUS Leaders Announce Plan for Nuclear-Powered Australian Submarine ForcePresident Biden met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March to announceaccelerated plans to provide Australia with U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines.

Mar 16, 2023 | lawfareblog.com | Teresa Chen |Alana Nance |Han-ah Sumner

Solomon Islands Ousts Provincial Leader Critical of ChinaThe leader of the Solomon Islands’s most populous province was ousted on Feb. 7 after avote of no confidence by the provincial legislature. Daniel Suidani, former premier of Malaita Province, has been a vocal critic of the central government’s relationship with China. Heopposed the security pact that the Solomon Islands entered into with China in 2022 and banned Chinese companies from Malaita Province.

Feb 6, 2023 | lawfareblog.com | Teresa Chen |Alana Nance |Han-ah Sumner

Former U.S. Fighter Pilot to Face Charges for Training Chinese MilitaryFormer U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, was arrested in Australia at the United States’s request and is being held while facing extradition. Charges include training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. § 2778) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130).