The future of the Quad in the age of Trump

United States Studies Centre public event with a panel of experts for a discussion on regional geostrategy and the future of the Quad

The Quad partnership between Australia, India, Japan and the United States has emerged as major pillar of diplomatic architecture in the Indo-Pacific with a sweeping agenda from maritime cooperation to economic security and disaster relief. In 2025, two Quad Foreign Ministers Meetings helped consolidate a refreshed agenda between the four countries. However, the lack of a leaders-level summit under the second Trump administration and lingering challenges in the relationship between the US and Indian governments has left some observers uncertain about the future of the Quad in a new era of geopolitical upheaval.

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) invites you to a public panel that will follow a day of closed-door discussion at the second Quad Leadership Track-1.5 Dialogue. The panel will discuss the regional challenges facing the four Quad countries and outline key areas for cooperation, including on economic security, transnational security and critical technologies — as well as how to deepen the agenda beyond the Quad amongst other regional partners.

For a discussion on regional geostrategy and the future of the Quad, please join a panel of experts: USSC CEO Dr Michael Green, USSC Director of Foreign Policy & Defence Dr Lavina Lee, Center for Strategic & International Studies Senior Advisor and Australia Chair Dr Charles Edel, and Observer Research Foundation America Executive Director Dhruva Jaishankar, in conversation with Sydney Morning Herald Foreign Affairs and National Security Correspondent Matthew Knott.

PROGRAM:
5:00-5:30pm Registrations
5:30-7:00pm Panel discussion
7:00-8:00pm Networking reception

LOCATION:
InterContinental Hotel Sydney (Hermitage Room - Level One), 16 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000

DRESS CODE: Business

Kindly note spaces are limited, registration is essential to secure your spot.