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US proposes new Asean defense framework amid skepticism

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has proposed a new defense framework for US-Asean cooperation, though details remain scarce. Analysts suggest that Asean members may favor individual bilateral agreements over a bloc-wide initiative. This preference stems from a desire to maintain flexibility in managing relationships with both the United States and China. AI

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US proposes new Asean defense framework amid skepticism

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    Hegseth pitches US-Asean defence framework but will it be a hard sell?

    US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday proposed a new US-Asean defence framework to guide cooperation over what he called “critically important years” ahead, but offered few details on what it would entail. The proposal faces questions over whether members of the Associat…

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