Biden Admin 'Pushing Hard' to Get AUKUS Pillar 2 Deals With Japan, Canada - Report

The AUKUS format was announced on September 15, 2021. Since then, there have been reports that New Zealand is considering joining the bloc’s so-called pillar two, while Canada’s then-defense minister said in 2023 that her country was “highly interested” in working closer on defense technology with Australia, Britain, and the US.