US President Donald Trump looks increasingly unlikely to travel to Delhi for the Quad Leaders’ Summit later this year. For the Quad, a leader missing a single summit represents turbulence, not tectonic shift. The government yesterday committed to strengthening the Foreign Arrangements Scheme, which allows the foreign minister to veto any agreements with foreign entities antithetical to the national interest. By advocating for a Quad leaders’ meeting to be held at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, Albanese can enhance his reputation as a consensus-builder who prizes practical cooperation. Foreign ministers can keep the Quad alive, defence and home affairs ministers could strengthen it, but only leaders can make it matter.