“We don't need more conferences. We need more combat power. I'm sorry to say this here. Less Shangri-La, more ships, more subs,” said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, as he asked that US allies and partners “contribute to the shared goal of peace and stability” while making an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday (May 30). “While many of our allies and partners allowed their own defence capabilities to atrophy, that's a bad deal for the American taxpayer, and it's