The first plurilateral meeting attended by new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the Quad, a day after assuming office. The meeting reinforced the commitment to the Indo-Pacific but with the change in government,
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.
The new US administration has signaled strong support for Quad’s future, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio convening a Quad foreign ministers’ meeting as his first official engagement.
The re-election of Donald Trump ushers in uncertainty for the Indo-Pacific security alliances, AUKUS and the Quad. Trump's expansionist approach and tariff threats jeopardize relations. Despite positive signs from officials like Marco Rubio,
he return of Donald Trump as United States President marks an important crossroads in the future of two emergent Indo-Pacific security frameworks: The Quad, comprising Australia, India, Japan and the US; and AUKUS, the trilateral partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the US.
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