Beijing normally sends its defense minister to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore but is unlikely to this year.

The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore will focus on uncertainties over U.S. defense policies, the Ukraine war, and ...

United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will visit Singapore to speak at the Institute of International Security ...

How committed is President Donald Trump to deterring conflict in Asia? The White House’s actions haven’t synced with its ...

it was “a speech that any defense secretary could have given.” After a frenetic first three months, Hegseth’s first Asia foray may help U.S. allies and partners in Asia breathe a little ea ...

The first step came on April 30th when Mr Hegseth issued a memo to the army. The force had two simple priorities, he wrote: defend the homeland and deter China in Asia. The army was told to expand its ...

The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a ...

Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary ... but their focus will be in Asia-Pacific or in the Pacific,” Mr. Umerov said. “They’re still participating in U.D.C.G. They are providing ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's Minister of National Defense Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo ...