Erin Mello
Biography
Publications
Erin Mello is currently a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Asia Pacific Research Center conducting research on impediments to and opportunities for the US-India defence relationship. She has been with the US Department of the Defense for eight years and has served the last two-and-a-half years at US Indo-Pacific Command. Opinions expressed in this article are her own, and do not reflect the positions or policies of the US Department of Defense.
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A focused direction for the Quad
Doubling-down on existing initiatives – rather than new goals – will see the grouping deliver tangible public goods.