🧵 Following up on the Quad ministerial held yesterday, a quick addition to my Quad charts, breaking down the readouts from Australia, India, Japan & the US. 1/ 
2/ The “when”: this was the 3rd ministerial of the Quad, which was revived after a decade in 2017. Beyond these senior-level meetings, the Quad countries interact in various ways (see brook.gs/3blCOXQ). This was the first hi-level Quad meeting of the Biden administration.
3/ While there had been some questions abt the fate of the Quad, over the last few weeks, comments from Prez Biden on down (incl Austin, Blinken, Sullivan) hv indicated it is here to stay for now. At yda's ministerial, the countries agreed to an annual ministerial + add’l mtgs
4/ The Quad has thus far not released a joint statement, but their individual readouts can collectively highlight their convergences & divergences, the group’s agenda, as well as particular areas of concern. This year some readouts noted “who” the members are (shared attributes)
5/ The readouts also outlined “why” the countries have come together -- they have a shared (albeit not identical) vision and goals for the Indo-Pacific region. Each highlighted particular principles/priorities within that.
6/ Some of the readouts added to the “why”: that the rules-based order in the region was being challenged. It is rare for the countries to explicitly say “by China” (in this case, Japan did refer to it), but the China bit is always present implicitly in the readouts.
7/ So “what” was on the Quad ministerial agenda & in which areas are the countries likely to consult, coordinate and/or cooperate? You can get a general sense by considering the readouts together
8/ This year, the agenda also featured the developments in Myanmar. Unsurprising, since each country has been active on the issue alone, with each other, and with non-Quad partners on the situation.
9/ The Quad readouts also recognize need to cooperate (& do cooperate) w/ other partners to ensure a rules-based order prevails - esp ASEAN but also Europe. This time Japan also mentioned Pacific Isl states, and India & Japan emph not just ASEAN centrality but also cohesion/unity
10/ Finally, here are the links to the readouts themselves:
🇦🇺 bit.ly/3khGRbP
🇮🇳 bit.ly/37uOMgH
🇯🇵 bit.ly/2ZAL5Bw
🇺🇸 bit.ly/37uOWoj
🇦🇺 bit.ly/3khGRbP
🇮🇳 bit.ly/37uOMgH
🇯🇵 bit.ly/2ZAL5Bw
🇺🇸 bit.ly/37uOWoj
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