Toward Decline
Quad at a Crossroads: Can the Indo-Pacific Alliance Survive Strategic Drift? - Daily Pioneer
Why it matters
Strategic drift within the Quad (Australia, India, Japan, USA) undermines the coalition architecture essential to Australia's alliance pillar and Indo-Pacific deterrence against China. Loss of Quad cohesion directly raises risk of American strategic withdrawal and reduces Australia's capacity to shape regional security outcomes independently.
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