Quad Leaders Unveil Maritime Security, Supply Chain Initiatives at Delaware Summit

The leaders of the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral partnership (Quad)—the United States, Australia, Japan, and India—announced new efforts on Sept. 21 to boost their shared maritime security capabilities and expand other areas of regional cooperation. President Joe Biden hosted the fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday to discuss a range of topics concerning the four nations, including ways to enforce international law in the waterways of the Indo-Pacific. Ahead of the summit, the White House announced the Quad partners will soon begin their first joint coastguard exercises that will become a rotational training effort. The United States will lead the first round of the joint training, with Australian, Japanese, and Indian personnel coming aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel to pick up and exchange skills....