Takuya Matsuda is an assistant professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia.
As the Trump administration signals its intention to maintain a tough stance against China and vows to work with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, it’s worth asking if the Quad remains a worthwhile investment for Washington. This article argues that the answer is yes — but only if a shared philosophy on security cooperation can be achieved.
