Türkiye’s Defence Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: The New Kid on the Block

ISEAS Perspective 2025/70

Published: 19 September 2025

Author: Ian Storey

 

 

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), between 2020 and 2024 global defence spending increased by 9.4 per cent compared to the previous five-year period, rising to US$2.7 trillion, the highest amount ever recorded by the Swedish think tank.

 

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