To understand the Quad’s real ambitions, ignore its empty rhetoric and look at its actions in the Indo-Pacific

By Mark J. Valencia

Behind the talk about upholding the rules, maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific and supporting Asean centrality lies conceptual imperialism: a US-led resolve to protect interests in the region.

Source: To understand the Quad’s real ambitions, ignore its empty rhetoric and look at its actions in the Indo-Pacific