Is the ‘Quad’ dying a slow death? Even with Trump, it still has a vital role to play
Analysts have tried to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s second term with countless, sometimes contradictory, labels. He’s isolationist and transactional . He’s a populist . Or, more recently, a neoconservative . One way to make sense of both him and the broader state of geopolitics at the moment is to understand the difference between structure and agency. Trump has undoubtedly exercised his agency in expansive ways since beginning his second term. Yet, at the same t
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, comprising the United States, Australia, Japan, and India, is facing questions about its relevance due to a lack of recent leader-level summits. Despite concerns that the grouping is drifting towards irrelevance, structural realities in the Indo-Pacific, particularly China's assertive actions, remain unchanged. These persistent geopolitical dynamics underscore the Quad's continued strategic importance. The group's scope had been significantly broadened before the current administration to address regional challenges, encompassing areas beyond security.
The Quad remains a crucial framework for coordinating responses to China's growing influence and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, despite internal challenges and leadership changes.
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