Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 24, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
On the agenda will be COVID-19, Indo-Pacific engagement and Afghanistan's future after the U.S. troop pullout.
National Jul 14, 2021
'Quad' nations agree to strengthen cooperation over advanced tech
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has emphasized the importance of the Quad framework of cooperation in opposing threats from China.
National / Politics Jun 9, 2021
U.S. eyes first in-person 'Quad' summit with Japan, Australia and India
Officials are aiming to hold the event in Washington in the fall, according to the White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific.
Commentary / World Jun 5, 2021
India’s suspect ‘Quad’ credentials
by Ramesh Thakur
COVID-19 has brutally exposed the hollowness of India’s pretensions to power, status and influence and boasts of being a vaccine superpower and pharmacy to the world.
Commentary / World May 25, 2021
What was unsaid hovers over the Biden-Moon summit
by Brad Glosserman
A failure to look beyond the alliance blots what was otherwise a very successful summit and bodes ill for the evolution of this vital security partnership.
National May 19, 2021
Chinese envoy to Japan criticizes 'Quad' grouping as '100% outdated'
The grouping of four major Indo-Pacific democracies is widely seen as a united front against China's attempts to challenge the rules-based international order.
Commentary / Japan May 16, 2021
Why France is a welcome security partner for Japan
by Michael MacArthur Bosack
Ultimately, it is not about how much military power partners project into the region, it is about adversaries knowing that those partners have skin in the game.
National May 6, 2021
Meanwhile the foreign ministers of Japan and Australia also agreed to promote cooperation among the "Quad" group involving India and the United States.
Commentary / World Apr 28, 2021
New Zealand: A weak link or clever player?
by David Howell
New Zealand may be small in population, but it is an important link in the chain of response to China — and if one link fails the chain fails.
Commentary / Japan Apr 19, 2021
Why sanctions could worsen the tragedy in Myanmar
by Satohiro Akimoto
The modest democratic progress Myanmar made during the period of awkward coexistence between the NLD and the military over the last decade appears to have been completely wiped out.
Commentary / Japan Apr 18, 2021
The 'Quad' has the potential to become a truly historic undertaking
by Yoichi Funabashi
Last month, U.S. President Joe Biden invited the leaders of Japan, Australia and India to join him online for a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (“Quad”). Under the Trump administration, the foreign ministers of the Quad countries had convened twice since 2018, but the March 2021 ...