Australia Must Deploy 'Unconventional' Means To Deter China, Russia: Think Tank

Under the tripartite AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia will acquire at least three Virginia class submarines from the United States within 15 years (Credit: AFP)

Australia must learn from past guerrilla insurgencies and adopt an "unconventional deterrence" policy in facing down threats from China, Russia and elsewhere, one of the country's leading think tanks said Wednesday.

Australia, under the tripartite AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, will acquire at least three Virginia class submarines from the United States within 15 years, with an eye to eventually build its own.