Hegseth focused his warning on Beijing’s stance toward Taiwan, making the stakes clear for the broader region. “To be clear: any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in ...

Earlier, Hegseth had told U.S. lawmakers that China was undergoing "an unprecedented military buildup" that could threaten ...

Australia must prepare. China attacking Taiwan is not inevitable, but if it happens, it will become a wide-ranging ...

SINGAPORE—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed that there would be “devastating consequences” should China seek to “conquer” Taiwan, in a speech that appeared aimed at easing concerns in ...

Southeast Asian countries can spur thinking on the Taiwan question by prodding Washington to match its words with deeds, says ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave the Trump administration's first major policy address on its approach to the Indo-Pacific ...

The U.S. military is facing shortages of critical and much-needed munitions. Secretary of Defense Hegseth made a personal ...

The U.S. defense secretary was in the difficult position of praising American military might while acknowledging people’s ...

Despite holding the title of defense secretary, Pete Hegseth has been reportedly iced out from Trump's war planning talks on ...

Civil defense groups and influencers quickly took the chance to raise awareness of go-bag use and war preparedness. An online ...

Pete Hegseth, a former army major and now America’s defence secretary, celebrates soldiers “with dust on their boots”. But though he may be a MAGA radical at home, there are signs that he is turning ...

Even as the crisis in the Middle East demands America’s urgent attention, Washington cannot afford an escalating crisis in the Taiwan Strait.