On the Ministerial Meeting for Participants in the “Quad”

On the Ministerial Meeting for Participants in the “Quad”

The meeting on October 6th between the foreign ministers for countries participating in the so-called “Quadrilateral” (the Quad), which is composed of the USA, Japan, India, and Australia, is one of the most noteworthy events on the world political stage in recent times. New Eastern Outlook has addressed the topic how the idea itself originated…

Europe Marks Distance from Indo-Pacific Strategy

Europe Marks Distance from Indo-Pacific Strategy

The European Council special meeting in Brussels on 1st October had Turkey, Belarus, Russia and China on its agenda. The foreign-policy decisions of the summit — comprising the heads of state or government of all EU countries, the European Council President, and the European Commission President —show a moderate line, which broadly conforms to the…

Quadruple Trouble for China? Why Washington’s hopes of Creating an anti-Beijing NATO-style Bloc in the Region is a Pipe Dream

Quadruple Trouble for China? Why Washington’s hopes of Creating an anti-Beijing NATO-style Bloc in the Region is a Pipe Dream

Mike Pompeo wants to turn the “Quad” – an informal coalition of Australia, India, Japan, and the US – into a military alliance to counter Beijing. But it’s not going to happen, because of China’s economic clout. In China, the term ‘Gang of Four’ is used to refer to an infamous clique who advocated Mao…