The Indo-Pacific region faces growing security challenges, driven largely by China’s expanding military influence. Two key alliances, the SQUAD and the QUAD, have emerged as pivotal players in ...

The Philippines is not replacing India in the Quad, but India’s hesitancy on the security agenda in the region in hopes of not triggering China dilutes the Quad’s focus. U.S. Secretary of Defense ...

Manila is considering expanding the ‘Squad’ — a security coalition focused on operational maritime deterrence comprised of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines — to include India ...

Trump’s regional policy is likely to focus on U.S. military engagement to counter China. The Philippines thus may become a linchpin in U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific. From left: then-U.S.