Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

Countries across Southeast Asia do not wish to be pushed into choosing sides when their economic futures depend on maintaining positive ties with China and the United States.

Australia is back for the second year in a row, underscoring the Quad’s deepening commitment to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Through deepening maritime partnerships, the Quad nations can amplify their mutual naval power in the Indo-Pacific.

Delhi is taking space cooperation with each of its Quad partners to new heights.

The Quad that the U.S. is now cultivating is focused on what they seek to achieve, not merely what they want to counter.

If the U.S. can seek cooperation without pushing South Korea directly into the U.S.-China crossfire, why not take that path? 

As the U.S. and its allies move forward, what will China do?

Chinese belligerence further strengthens the motivation for Australia, India, Japan, and the United States to keep the Quad together.

If the Quad is not going to pursue hard military balancing against China, it needs to go all-in on humanitarian aid. The COVID-19 pandemic is the right time to start.

Assessing the logic of alliances outside of the West.

As both countries recalibrate their approaches to China, their bilateral relations have taken a back seat.