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When the Pentagon quietly renamed its largest combatant command back to US Pacific Command on June 16, dropping the “Indo” that Washington had bolted onto the title in 2018 specifically to signal that India mattered to its China strategy, it did more than restore a Cold War-era label; it announced the end of an entire strategic architecture.

At the end of this May, APEC and Quad ministerial meetings were held. The content and outcomes of both of these events reflected current political problems and trends in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and AUKUS have yet again unveiled a flawed strategy for influence in the Pacific. Both security alliances are ambitious and are planning to invest more in aggressive capabilities.