Results and Implications of the Fourth QUAD Summit

Kim Gibum 

(gbkim83@kida.re.kr)

Associate Research Fellow, 

Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

English Abstract

The results of the fourth QUAD Summit showed that the QUAD cooperation will become more concrete in the future. The four leaders defined the QUAD as a "force for good," dedicated to providing tangible benefits to the Indo-Pacific region and pledged to strengthen comprehensive security cooperation, covering regional peace, health security, infrastructure investment, climate change, space/cyber capabilities, use of critical emerging technologies and maritime security. South Korea, which said it will pursue its own Indo-Pacific strategic framework with the global pivotal state initiative, should also consider a reasonable and gradual approach to promoting cooperation with the QUAD or participating in the QUAD Plus.