Free and Open Indo Pacific and the Quad-March 29, 2021

President Joe Biden’s first multilateral meeting was to host the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) in its first meeting of head of government since it was founded more than a decade ago. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described the summit of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. as a “critical part of the architecture of the Indo-Pacific.” Leading foreign policy experts from Japan and the U.S. discuss the potential for a joint strategy and unified actions defending the rule of law and democratic values. The event took place on March 29, 2021 and includes commentary by Nobukatsu Kanehara, Suisheng Zhao and Floyd Ciruli.