Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke Saturday, May 30 at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore. The event, hosted annually by the strategic and military study group The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), discusses security in the Asia-Pacific region. As Washington correspondent Kellie Meyer reported from Singapore, Hegseth said that the U.S. is continuing to support its allies in the region, but called on them to increase their own commitments. Meyer reports that Hegseth took a more restrained tone on China than at the previous year's meeting. Meyer also asked Hegseth about a phone call he'd had with President Trump, as the president considers signing an agreement with Iran for a ceasefire extension.…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke Saturday, May 30 at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore. The event, hosted annually by the strategic and military study group The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), discusses security in the Asia-Pacific region. As Washington correspondent Kellie Meyer reported from Singapore, Hegseth said that the U.S. is continuing to support its allies in the region, but called on them to increase their own commitments. Meyer reports that Hegseth took a more restrained tone on China than at the previous year's meeting. Meyer also asked Hegseth about a phone call he'd had with President Trump, as the president considers signing an agreement with Iran for a ceasefire extension.…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth discussed the strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region, as it relates to the new National Defense Strategy, during remarks at the annual International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in Singapore.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
