Quad
The “Squad” Looks to Expand Membership
The informal “Squad” strategic alliance includes the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. It's like the QUAD but emphasizes “S” for security.
Together, The U.S. And Japan Can Preserve A Free And Open Indo-Pacific
It is time to bring together a redoubtable defensive alliance that can deter Chinese hegemonic designs across the region—an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization (IPTO). Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s visit with...
Modi’s India Came Out of 2023 On Top
In domestic politics, economics, and international clout, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoyed a successful 2023. At home, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won most state elections. Regionally, India passed...
Bridging Free and Open Spaces Serves U.S. Interests
American interests are advanced by bridging the world’s free and open spaces, thereby preventing authoritarian regimes from dividing the world into hard spheres of control. In the face of a...
How the Pentagon Is Preparing for War in Europe and Asia
In comments provided during a press conference, Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder explained how the United States is preparing to counter Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and prepare for...
India Should Welcome Biden’s National Security Strategy
In line with the U.S. strategy of checking the rise of a peer competitor and a regional hegemon, the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) identifies China as “the most...
Is the World Big Enough for Middle Powers?
It was only several weeks ago that President Joe Biden reaffirmed his administration’s high hopes for the United Nations (UN). Standing before the seventy-seventh session of the UN’s special assembly...
The Quad Shouldn’t Ignore India’s China Concerns
For decades and across administrations, the United States dropped the ball on Asia-Pacific diplomacy. President Barack Obama reflected this fact when he sought to recalibrate with a “Pivot to Asia,”...
Has Australia Found the Right Answer to Chinese Aggression?
From the time Australia’s relations with China began to deteriorate in late 2016, a pervasive view among many observers on both sides of the Pacific has been that Australia is...
Where India Fits Into U.S.-China Competition
China’s economic and military modernization, which began in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has not only positioned it as a prominent actor in the international system but also focused...
Sri Lanka Has Become a China-India Great Power Battleground
Since last month, the Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese satellite-tracking vessel, has been slowly sailing from Chinese waters to the Hambantota Port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Just...
America Must Rally Europe and Asia Against Chinese Aggression
Chinese autocratic and mercantilist aggression are global in intent and impact, necessitating a reciprocal response. Politicians and pundits who present a binary choice between the U.S. commitments to the Indo-Pacific...