Quad

Short for Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

the Quad

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1. (informal) An informal strategic forum between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, focused on Asian security matters.

   Synonym: QSD

   • 2020 October 3, Pranshu Verma, “In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict, U.S. Sees Opportunity”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     China has seen it as a threat to its dominance in the region, saying the Quad is a U.S. attempt to create an Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization directly aimed at counterbalancing its interests.

2. (by extension) A grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India.
   • 2022 October 4, Adam Tooze, “The First Global Deflation Has Begun, and It’s Unclear Just How Painful It Will Be”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     But coordination in shifts in rates by global groupings like the Group of 7, the Indo-Pacific “Quad” and perhaps the Shangri-La Dialogue in Asia would send a powerful message.

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the Quad

1. (UK politics, historical) A coalition committee that resolved party disputes during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.