The Quad Is Dead, Long Live the Quad

In an increasingly dangerous era, the group’s old patterns of cooperation will not suffice.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at a gathering of foreign ministers of the Indo-Pacific Quad at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on July 1. November 3, 2025, 12:01 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

A flurry of summit meetings assembled leaders from the Indo-Pacific last week, from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo to Gyeongju . But questions linger over one other summit meeting that was planned for this month. This year is India’s turn to host the summit meeting of the Quad, an informal grouping that brings together Australia, India, Japan and the United States; the Quad started in 2007 and l

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