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The New Pacific Playbook: How Trump’s Pentagon Sees a Region of “Strong, Quiet, Clear” Power

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Post date May 31, 2026

In a landmark Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 speech, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declares the end of dependency alliances, unveils deterrence by denial along the First Island Chain, and demands allies pay 3.5% for defense. Read the full breakdown of Trump's "strong, quiet, clear" Pacific strategy.

In a landmark address at the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a blunt, unvarnished vision of the Pacific region that breaks sharply from decades of American foreign policy. Speaking under the banner of President Donald Trump’s second term, Hegseth outlined a doctrine of “flexible practical realism” – one that abandons […]

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