Critics may say that the U.S. also does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
The onus of preventing the Quad’s evolution into a collective defense body lies on China.
India will need to decide whether it will be a founding architect as the U.S. hopes, or a more passive bystander in what could be one of the key framings of international order for decades to come.
It is impossible for most Indo-Pacific countries to turn a blind eye to the current decline of the United States.
The U.S.’ desire to establish an “Asian NATO” with its partners in the region presents Taiwan with a strategic opportunity that must be grasped.