Why quasi-alliances will persist in the Indo-Pacific? The fall and rise of the quad

• Main Author: Kliem, Frederick
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Indo-Pacific; Quad
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154658
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The rise of and increasing assertiveness by China presents a significant structural challenge in the Indo-Pacific region (IPR). In an effort to retain the status quo, a number of states have signed-up to the ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP). In support of FOIP, operational mechanisms have emerged...