Commentary: Trump’s defence chief pick cannot name a single ASEAN country – here’s why that’s worrying

Taiwan

Donald Trump did not nominate Pete Hegseth as defence secretary for his knowledge of global affairs, but the lapse highlights two concerns for Southeast Asian countries, says RSIS’ Kevin Chen. SINGAPORE: Confirmation hearings for United States political appointees are normally mundane domestic affairs - until a clip from one such hearing went viral halfway around the world in Southeast Asia. Pete Hegseth , the former Fox News host and military veteran who is President-elect Donald Trump’s

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