The “Squad” in the South China Sea US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin last week hosted his counterparts from the Philippines, Japan, and Australia for a quadrilateral meeting in Hawaii, establishing a minilateral grouping Pentagon officials informally dubbed the “Squad”. Austin remarked that the gathering was due to the four “[sharing] a vision for peace, stability and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific”, and that the four had “...chartered an ambitious course to advance that vision together”.
What Does the "Squad" Have in Store?
What Does the "Squad" Have in Store?
What Does the "Squad" Have in Store?
The “Squad” in the South China Sea US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin last week hosted his counterparts from the Philippines, Japan, and Australia for a quadrilateral meeting in Hawaii, establishing a minilateral grouping Pentagon officials informally dubbed the “Squad”. Austin remarked that the gathering was due to the four “[sharing] a vision for peace, stability and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific”, and that the four had “...chartered an ambitious course to advance that vision together”.