Sophia Gaston

Sophia Gaston

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Sophia Gaston is a senior fellow at the Australia Strategic Policy Institute, focusing on foreign policy analysis. She has commented on the AUKUS pact's secret origins and its implications for broader engagement, highlighting the need for transparency and adaptability in the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.

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Sophia Gaston, a foreign policy specialist at King’s College London, discussed the strategic dilemmas facing Starmer.

How tensions with Trump dominated Starmer’s premiership | Keir Starmer
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-22
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Sophia Gaston is a defence expert who described AUKUS as a political project to address a geopolitical challenge.

British industry calls for clarity on AUKUS pact
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-09-25
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Sophia Gaston stated that the state visit is an important chance for the UK to influence US policy.

Why Trump's UK state visit is mired with potential pitfalls
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-16
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Sophia Gaston is a foreign affairs analyst who argues that the sense of chaos in Washington is a feature of the current administration.

Donald Trump chaos has returned to Washington. Is Australia equipped for it?
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-07-11
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Sophia Gaston, UK foreign policy lead at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in London, said the British inquiry had 'injected new dynamism and political edge into the UK’s approach'.

AUKUS in doubt as US starts review into whether the deal is ‘America First’
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-06-11
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Sophia Gaston is an international defence expert and a visiting fellow at King's College London.

UK and EU haggle over key points before first summit since Brexit
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-18
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Sophia Gaston, a senior fellow, said the secret origins of AUKUS had proven an impediment to engagement.

Australia submarine deal under UK scrutiny amid Trump tariffs
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-04-09
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