The Quad, an alliance comprising the United States, India, Japan, and Australia, has emerged as a key counterweight to China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. While not a formal military ...

The Thucydides trap cannot be overlooked in considering Japan’s national security strategy in conjunction with the Quad as well as the Japan-U.S. alliance. From its stance on Russia to the tilt ...

A joint statement issued by the Quad, which groups India, Australia, Japan and the US, welcomed “recent commitments to temporary, partial ceasefires” ...

China is struggling to pull up its economy that ... At the summit, the leaders agreed to expand the partnership among the Quad nations’ coast guards to improve interoperability and capabilities ...

Previously, India was seen as the ‘weak link’ in Quad. At the Delaware summit, India seemed more willing to take on China’s growing initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.

The Quad ceased in 2010, following the departure of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, but it was revived in 2017. The revival was explicitly made to counter China's prominence in the "Indo ...

Although the Quad arrangement was intended to counter advances made by China, the four Quad leaders issued a joint statement on May 24 that did not mention China’s name. Russia’s name was also ...

Despite its members’ mutual concerns about China and their commitment to the idea of the Indo-Pacific as a single and shared strategic space, Quad cooperation did not grow at a steady pace.

The White House had already imposed a 20 percent tariff on Chinese imports over fentanyl concerns, meaning China could face an effective tariff rate as high as 70 percent.

Even as the Quad steadily strengthens its hold across the Indo-Pacific region, India may soon consider being a part of another key multilateral alliance that focuses on the South China Sea.