MANILA, Philippines — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s ...

The area is a major shipping and trading route where, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, $3 trillion, or more than a fifth, of the world's trade passes through. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the United States (US) remained the "greatest force" in maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese pressure ...

America’s comparative advantage in advancing its interests is through the strengthening of its alliances and partnerships in ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.

The AFP said that the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) was conducted by the three nations in the West Philippine ... Sea. ''As we've talked about, peace through strength is a very ...

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he told Marco ...

“Deterrence is necessary around the world but specifically in this ... navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea.” “Peace through strength is a very ...

The American official said the US recognizes the Philippines' rights in the region. ''As we've talked about, peace through strength is a very real thing. deterrence is necessary around the world ...

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he told Marco ...