Quad
2025 San Diego Process: Quad Critical and Emerging Technology Forum
From 16–18 June 2025, the 3rd San Diego Process (or SDP) gathered innovators, subject matter experts and government officials together to discuss ways to enhance critical and emerging technological cooperation amongst the four Quad member states. The SDP meets annually and is the result of a...
2nd San Diego Process: The Quad Critical & Emerging Technology Forum
From 19–21 August 2024, the University of Tokyo hosted the second “San Diego Process” (SDP) in Tokyo, Japan with representatives of the Quadrilateral states for a discussion of critical and emerging technologies. Partners in the effort included the National Security College of the Australian...
Alumni Publication: "New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness’" by David Brewster
On 3 August 2023, The Strategist published NESA Center alumnus David Brewster's Op-Ed "New technologies will allow Indo-Pacific states to build ‘sovereign maritime domain awareness.’" "A multi-faceted technological revolution is bringing MDA [maritime domain awareness] within reach of even...
The Quad should talk about a fair Indo-Pacific
On 16 September 2024, The Interpreter published the article "The Quad should talk about a fair Indo-Pacific" co-authored by NESA Center program participants Gaurav Saini and Dirk van der Kley. "A shift in language is an easy start to broaden the appeal of the grouping to regional...
Alumni Publication: "Modi in the US: India’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 25 September 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's latest article, "Modi in the US: India’s Pursuit of Strategic Autonomy." "Indian policymakers have aimed to take advantage of the significant strategic and economic opportunities arising from...
NESA Center Update: March 2025
The March 2025 NESA Center Update focuses on regional maritime trends. The update also highlights September through December 2024 programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar. Regional Maritime Trends Following the Quad Leaders’...
Alumni Publication: "Turkey and India in the Asian Geopolitics: A Complex Relationship Between the Two Rising Powers in a Multipolar World" by Selçuk Çolakoğlu
NESA Center alumnus Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu recently authored a chapter in the book "Decoding the Chessboard of Asian Geopolitics: Asian Powerplay in South Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia" published by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Çolakoğlu's chapter is titled "Turkey...