The future of the Quad in the age of Trump – United States Studies Centre
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia.
Solutions for the Alliance.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia.
Solutions for the Alliance.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
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Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
This report lays out a case and provides a menu of policy options for how the Quad can pursue a collective approach to Indo-Pacific maritime security, with a particular focus on regional deterrence and defence.
Analysis of America. Insight for Australia. Solutions for the Alliance.
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25 February 2026. 5.00pm–8.00pm AEDT
InterContinental Hotel Sydney (Hermitage Room — Level One), 16 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000
The Quad partnership between Australia, India, Japan and the United States has emerged as major pillar of diplomatic architecture in the Indo-Pacific with a sweeping agenda from maritime cooperation to economic security and disaster relief. In 2025, two Quad Foreign Ministers Meetings helped consolidate a refreshed agenda between the four countries. However, the lack of a leaders-level summit under the second Trump administration and lingering challenges in the relationship between the US and Indian governments has left some observers uncertain about the future of the Quad in a new era of geopolitical upheaval.
The United States Studies Centre hosted this public event following a day of closed-door discussion at the second Quad Leadership Track-1.5 Dialogue. The panel discussed the regional challenges facing the four Quad countries and outlined key areas for cooperation, including on economic security, transnational security and critical technologies — as well as how to deepen the agenda beyond the Quad amongst other regional partners.
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Moderated by Sydney Morning Herald Foreign Affairs and National Security Correspondent Matthew Knott.
3 June 2026
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Professor Nick Bisley, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, will discuss the themes of his new book with USSC CEO Dr Michael Green.
31 March 2026
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8.00pm AEDT
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26 March 2026
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7.00pm AEDT
A panel discussion with Dr Michael Green, Dr Rana Dadpour and Faraz Maghami, moderated by Jared Mondschein.
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