During a fresh gathering at the Oval Office of president Trump with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, asked about the future of AUKUS, Trump replied with surprise: “What does it mean?” (What does that mean?). It should so be recalled that AUKUS is simply a tripartite safety and defence agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (named after the first letters of the names of those countries: Australia – United Kingdom – United States).