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Hegseth reassures allies that US will support them against Chinese aggression
Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S.
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Hegseth calls on Asian allies to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that “the threat China poses is real,” urging American allies in Asia to boost their defense spending, setting a provisional guideline of around 5% of each ...
Hegseth, at Security Forum, Vows to Strengthen America’s Asian Alliances
In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of ...
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Trump Administration Says America Would Go to War if China Invaded Taiwan
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday, declared a significant shift in American ...
Hegseth recipe for peace includes ‘strategic’ foreign projection of strength
Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense's goal is to have "strategic locations from which to project power and defend ...
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Secretary Hegseth’s First Shangri-La Dialogue Speech: Why It Matters—and What to Watch For
For years, the main stage at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) has given US defense secretaries an annual opportunity to describe ...
Trump administration urges allies to ‘spend more money’ on defence
USSC Foreign Policy & Defence Director Professor Peter Dean discusses the Trump administration’s view that its allies should ...