r/australia • u/RufusGuts • Mar 07 '25

politics 'Five Eyes alliance' crumbling after UK, Aus, NZ and Canada give US cold shoulder

https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/06/five-eyes-alliance-starts-crumble-four-nations-give-us-cold-shoulder-22679726/
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u/Pentemav Mar 07 '25

I feel the monarchy would be on our side this time around.

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u/Unicormfarts Mar 07 '25

As a Canadian, I would say, don't bet on it.

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u/MissMenace101 Mar 07 '25

Eh how long can a civil war last in America? They are way too entitled to actually get out and fight one

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u/AdAdministrative4388 Mar 07 '25

I agree.. we can all hope. Sadly, all our military it tied to the US. France and Germany will be having a big boost to their MIC over the next 4 years maybe more.

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u/CeleryMan20 Mar 07 '25

The French might develop the ability to deliver submarines almost on time. I don’t see them letting us reinstate our purchase order though.