The nations that make up the alliance will look to expand its remit by bringing more countries into the grouping and present a united front against authoritarian regimes
The Quad alliance will look to expand its remit by bringing more countries into the grouping and present a united front against authoritarian regimes, as Russia and China grow increasingly close ahead of a potential invasion of Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that “others are watching”, suggesting that China would be emboldened if the US and its allies allowed Russia to invade Ukraine unpunished. While the Quad has traditionally been focused on standing up to a rising and more aggressive China, there is growing concern among the four countries thatAustralian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for a photo in Melbourne ahead of their meeting on Friday.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the “rules and norms that have provided a foundation for our stability, and hence our prosperity, are under pressure, in particular from authoritarian regimes”. Mr Morrison said the four countries were facing a “very fragile, fragmented and contested world and that is no more accentuated than here in our Indo-Pacific”, but he was reassured to be meeting with like-minded Quad partners.“I’m reassured by our perspective, I’m reassured by the understanding that is shared between each of us.
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