Comments on: Why the Quad still matters https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/why-the-quad-still-matters/ Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia Mon, 05 Aug 2024 05:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: sharatq072b9e809b https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/why-the-quad-still-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1234224 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:44:54 +0000 https://asiatimes.com/?p=767865#comment-1234224 In reply to The Cat is a Hat.

Which is probably why it has so many to begin with. The value of an alliance or partner to the ally or partner diminishes as number of partners and allies increases. Diminishing returns etc. Same is true with NATO.

Push comes to shove, in any conflict the only partners or allies the US can depend on will be those who feel most threatened. Asia is large, pick which part. Beyond that the idea is for balancing coalitions.

]]> By: The Cat is a Hat https://asiatimes.com/2024/07/why-the-quad-still-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1234220 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:22:04 +0000 https://asiatimes.com/?p=767865#comment-1234220 I’ve lost count of the number of alliances the United States has set up in the Asia-Pacific region in the last few years. If push comes to shove, I suspect that the number of reliable partners will be fewer than the number of alliances.

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