The Quad Will Sideline Asean
US search for more aggressive regional policy means a turn toward a more willing partner
By: B A Hamzah
US Vice President Kamala Harris’s mission in Asia this week is ostensibly to re-engage with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, seeking support from selected Asean countries to join Washington and its friends for a more assertive military policy against China.
It is clearly a more assertive military policy that Wash…