Donald Trump is working hard to alienate yet another strategic partner.
Donald Trump is working hard to alienate yet another strategic partner.
By Derek Grossman, a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore on May 30.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore on May 30. JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images
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Speaking in Singapore, Hegseth said that the region “has profound implications for U.S. security and prosperity.”
