CO26143

Author: Tan E Guang Eugene

Published: 02 July 2026

The United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, delivered a stinging rebuke of defence diplomacy at the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue, despite geopolitical realities that support it. Sector-based conversations that improve security among states, such as the Digital Defence Symposium, which supports the digital domain, may be the tonic the concept requires.

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