He wants an "American framework for security cooperation". read the small print in Sibu On Wednesday he announced that for the 50th anniversary of US-ASEAN relations in 2027, a "practical framework" to guide cooperation "in the year ahead". Work begins as soon as Singapore takes over the ADMM-Plus chair. His order of priorities: maritime domain awareness > military capability > naval cooperation with whom, and against whom? No one in this room needs a map. He called it "peace through strength". Strong enough to deter, "necessary enough to avoid unnecessary or complicated public escalation." quiet. That's the word I remembered. Bases, drones and warehouses don't need press releases. ASEAN has spent 20 years building a forum where everyone sits at one table. Washington wants her desk inside her.

He wants an "American framework for security cooperation". read the small print in Sibu On Wednesday he announced that for the 50th anniversary of US-ASEAN relations in 2027, a "practical framework" to guide cooperation "in the year ahead". Work begins as soon as Singapore takes over the ADMM-Plus chair. His order of priorities: maritime domain awareness > military capability > naval cooperation with whom, and against whom? No one in this room needs a map. He called it "peace through strength". Strong enough to deter, "necessary enough to avoid unnecessary or complicated public escalation." quiet. That's the word I remembered. Bases, drones and warehouses don't need press releases. ASEAN has spent 20 years building a forum where everyone sits at one table. Washington wants her desk inside her.