Shangri-La Dialogue: can Asia do ‘less Shangri-La, more ships, more subs’?

Shangri-La Dialogue: can Asia do ‘less Shangri-La, more ships, more subs’?

US SecDef Hegseth demanded Asian allies reach 3.5% of GDP in defense spending or face a "clear shift" in Washington's approach. Few ASEAN nations can meet that bar, making it a lever for the US to reprioritize alliances across the Indo-Pacific.