US Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Southeast Asia Tour: Assurances And Dividends – Analysis
By William Choong, Hoang Thi Ha, Le Hong Hiep and Ian Storey*
**INTRODUCTION**
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s swing through Southeast Asia on 26-29 July, during which he visited Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines, was significant because it was the first trip to the region by a US cabinet-ranking member since...