US War Secretary Pete Hegseth may just make Asia great again
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth's presence signals a strategic shift in US policy towards Asia. The focus is on acting as an offshore power balancer, promoting regional partnerships while actively discouraging any single country from achieving dominance.
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The US posture towards the region has clearly shifted to one centred on being an offshore balancer of power that seeks partnerships and discourages domination by any one country.
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Why is US War Secretary Pete Hegseth making a habit of getting into athletic gear to do push-ups, flutter kicks and runs with US soldiers in Singapore each year he shows up for the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD)?
Is it because he must prove his toughness after pulling his punches on China, following the summit with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping?
source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/us-war-secretary-pete-hegseth-may-just-make-asia-great-again
