Virtual Event | "Free, Open, and Secure": Mobilizing for Indo-Pacific Security in 2025

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The Quad partners—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—confront acute and evolving challenges in their efforts to deter China in the Indo-Pacific. Beyond China’s continued military modernization, recent U.S. political uncertainty, strains in the U.S.-India relationship, and fissures in other regional agreements, such as AUKUS, bring the Quad partners to an inflection point. Although all members maintain core interests in collaborating on deterrence, recent disruptions have destabilized progress. What is the way forward for the Quad in 2025 and beyond?

The Center for a New American Security held a live event on Thursday, October 2, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET for a panel discussion on the Quad’s efforts to promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. The conversation will draw on a new report, Mobilizing for a Free, Open, and Secure Indo-Pacific: A Strategic Reassessment, from the Hoover Institution’s Global Policy and Strategy Initiative, and will cover a range of formal and informal coordination opportunities.

Live viewers had the opportunity to ask questions during the discussion.

Featuring:

Lisa Curtis
Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program
Center for a New American Security

Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn
Senior Fellow and Director, Defense Program
Center for a New American Security

Dr. Arzan Tarapore
Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
Stanford University

Dr. Satoru Mori
Professor and Deputy Director, Keio Center for Strategy
Keio University

For registration questions, contact Jasmine Butler at [email protected]. For media inquiries, contact Charles Horn at [email protected].