Over the years, the Quad has been incorrectly called “Asian NATO,” especially when it comes to security concerns about another major power in the region: China.
The Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprises four major democratic economies: the United States, Japan, India, and Australia.
Over the years, the Quad has been incorrectly called “Asian NATO,” especially when it comes to security concerns around another major power in the region: China.
The Quad countries have cooperated in areas ranging from health and infrastructure development to military exercises, most notably the naval war games of the Malabar exercise, which have become a permanent feature of the Quad.
“Because they don’t have a specific mandate, they can make economic problems or even global warming part of the Quad’s mandate,” said Ted Kemp, CNBC International’s digital management editor and author of a project-based in game theory about the future of the Quad.
This includes being an effective counterweight to China’s dominance in the Indo-Pacific region.
“What the Quad countries have individually and collectively been concerned about is China’s behavior,” Tanvi Madan, director of The India Project at the Brookings Institution, told CNBC. “The idea is to offer options, stability and provide resources to the region that would not otherwise have been available.”
Watch the video above for more information on the influence of the Quad in the Indo-Pacific region.