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U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a Quad meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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This Weekend’s Leaders Summit Brings Prospects for a More Sustainable and Useful Quad

by Manjari Chatterjee Miller September 20, 2024

At their upcoming summit in Delaware, the leaders of the four Quad countries have an opportunity to build on long-running efforts to transform the grouping into one that is more sustainable, practical, and welcomed in the Indo-Pacific. Read More

Thailand
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party Takes Control—But at a Long Term Cost
The progressive Move Forward party will not be included in the next government. Instead, the Pheu Thai party, which won the second-highest number of seats, will lead a government without Move Forward.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick August 2, 2023 Asia Unbound
India
Gaps in the U.S. Approach to Indian Ocean Security
In addition to its recent efforts to partner with India to boost Indian Ocean security, the United States could benefit from further cooperation with and investment in smaller states in the region.
Blog Post by Manjari Chatterjee Miller , Satvik Pendyala and Clare Harris August 1, 2023 Asia Unbound
Democracy
Strengthening South Korean Value Diplomacy for U.S.-South Korean Normative Alignment
The second workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined the prospects for enhanced U.S.-South Korean normative cooperation and alignment. 
Blog Post by Sook Jong Lee August 1, 2023 Asia Unbound
  • Indo-Pacific
    U.S.-South Korea Policy Coordination Toward the Indo-Pacific Region
    On June 7, 2023, the Council on Foreign Relations’ program on U.S.-Korea Policy held a virtual workshop on U.S.-South Korean policy coordination toward the Indo-Pacific region.
    Blog Post by Jennifer Ahn July 27, 2023 Asia Unbound