Episode
Is the Quad Fracturing as US Priorities Shift?
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- Deep Dish on Global Affairs
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- May 7, 2026
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- 1540
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Summary
The Quad was meant to anchor stability in the Indo-Pacific—a way for the United States, India, Japan, and Australia to stay aligned in a rapidly changing region. But shifting US priorities under the second Trump administratio n ar e putting it to the test. Derek Grossman of the Center for a New American Security explains how countries across Asia are adapting, what it means for the Quad, and where US alliances could be headed next.