ASEAN’s members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Australia, one of the countries Hegseth mentioned, isn’t even on the ...

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, marking Hegseth's first meeting at the ...

Pete Hegseth had trouble answering a question about ... according to the Associated Press. ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

The defense heads of the Philippines and the United States (US) tackled restoring deterrence in South China following recent ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing ... Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei. One of the last people to speak at the hearing was Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), who called out Hegseth for his beliefs ...

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Pete Hegseth appeared not to know what the Association ... economic and cultural cooperation between its member states, is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the ...