By Jennifer Parker*
The rise of minilaterals, quadrilaterals, and other groupings in the Indo-Pacific have become increasingly important to the regional security architecture. However, a significant challenge to what Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has described as this “latticework of partnerships” approach is the ability bring together the military elements of these groupings in the event of a crisis – whether in response to a disaster or a regional conflict. (The Lowy Institute. The interpreter.)
