¡°The Quad¡± is here to stay was the resounding message that came out of the fourth Quad leaders¡¯ summit held in Wilmington, Delaware, last month.
This sentiment was captured in the summit¡¯s joint statement and echoed by U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two of the leaders in attendance ¡ª the others being then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian leader Anthony Albanese.
The Quad¡¯s core commitment is to secure the rules-based international order and a free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In addition, the seriousness with which it addresses climate change ¡ª arguably a security challenge in its own right ¡ª has also deepened in some important respects.
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