Defence

Across the Indo-Pacific, open sea lanes and free trade are not a policy preference but an economic precondition

The countries agree to support the free flow of essential trade and to do more to counter transnational organised crime  

These include wide-area surveillance, air-defence sensors and interceptors, and missile-tracking systems

The president has stood by Hegseth since his rocky confirmation process in January 2025

Among them is a US$59 billion, seven-year agreement with Lockheed Martin to bolster production of Patriot interceptors

Unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds stood at 16.4%, the highest in a decade

Defence will form part of Temasek’s broader push to invest more across Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Artificial intelligence sits at the intersection of economic productivity and military capability

Safeguarding a vital alliance is likely to come at the expense of democratic credibility