Sophie Mayo
Biography
Publications
Sophie Mayo is a Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre. She works on issues related to US Indo-Pacific strategy including AUKUS implementation and Australia – US defence industrial base integration.
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The social licence for AUKUS has not yet been earned
Convincing Australians that nuclear-powered subs are needed, and worth the $368 billion price tag, is a hard sell.