Episode 668: The Indo-Pacific Quad in 2023 with Blake Herzinger

Since its first formation in 2007, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or "Quad" of the Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America has continued to evolve in to something that isn't a fully formed alliance, but is a bit more than just a talking shop as well.

Encouraged by the changing nature of the People's Republic of China, it is evolving in to something with great potential for enhancing security and international norms at sea to the benefit of not just the Quad, but the other nations in the area.

For the full hour today to discuss the Quad will be returning guest Blake Herzinger.

Blake is a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre. His work is broadly focused on Indo-Pacific defence policy and US security cooperation, with emphasis on maritime security and sea power. Formerly a non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Blake also directed global security policy for Twitter, and was a non-resident WSD-Handa Fellow and Young Leader at Pacific Forum.

Blake spent five years as a civilian adviser to the US Pacific Fleet, focusing on maritime security cooperation in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the South Pacific, and spent 15 years in uniform as a naval intelligence officer and Indo-Pacific specialist. Blake holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, and completed his Bachelor Degree in Political Science at Brigham Young University.

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