As the United States retreats from free trade leadership, regional and plurilateral groupings are moving to sustain multilateralism. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific ...
Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact ...
BANGKOK – Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, ...
The 2025 ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur comes at a defining moment for the global trading system, with the bloc positioned to defend openness amid rising protectionism. The parallel RCEP Leaders' ...
The bloc, which includes around a third of global GDP, has assumed greater significance following Washington’s sharp protectionist turn. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Asia’s ...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked ...