And in April 2024, the four countries conducted joint maritime patrols within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone ...
US defence chief Lloyd Austin said the grouping would look at undertaking more maritime drills, as well as providing greater ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met Thursday with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines as the US deepens ties with an emerging regional group that Pentagon officials have ...
The grouping, part of Washington's "Indo-Pacific Strategy," aims at containing China ... an anonymous US official, Bloomberg reported on Friday that the "Squad" aims to counter coercion and ...
Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea and growing concerns over Taiwan, the Pentagon, under the leadership of US secretary of def.
The US has therefore reiterated its mutual defence treaty obligations, dating from 1951, to the Philippines. Washington will ...
Emerging alliance expected to undertake more maritime exercises and provide greater security help to the Philippines in its ...
However, that does not mean that the Squad replaces the Quad, nor that the Quad is deficient. Instead, the Squad and Quad ...
India will only go so far in helping Quad to counter China in the South China Sea. New Delhi is more focused on its own ...
Given that the two blocs have different regional focuses, it is prudent for them to operate independently but in tandem, ...
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) has become a vital tool for promoting collaboration and tackling common security ...
The Defense Department has “become more concerned about our joint force requirements in an environment" where Russia and China would certainly be cooperative. US intelligence officials assess ...