Asia-Pacific
‘America First’ meets ‘ASEAN Way’ in Kuala Lumpur
Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.
October 26, 2025
Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.
Unipolarity is in decline, but Washington can and should find a non-militarized way to stay relevant
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Trump threatens members with 10% additional tariffs as Rio summit kicks off with its biggest convocation yet
Secretary of Defense told the Shangri La Dialogue that America won't leave, but it won't provoke or wage ideological war either