association of southeast asian nations

Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

Newsweek on MSN · 14m

Pete Hegseth Moment Goes Viral as He Appears to Not Know What ASEAN Is

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

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Hegseth struggles to answer Sen. Duckworth’s question about ASEAN countries

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) discusses her tough questioning of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth where she challenged him to name the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

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Hegseth stumbles on questions from Senator Duckworth

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth fails to correctly name members of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, when faced with questions on national security negotiations from Senator Tammy Duckworth,

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Pete Hegseth Seems Really Confused About Where Southeast Asia Is

Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, was taking questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) when she challenged him to ...

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GOP set to deny Americans of sober leadership of nation’s defense

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday wrapped up its confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald ...

Trump’s defence pick Pete Hegseth fails Asean test, sparking mockery across Southeast Asia

Pete Hegseth, nominated for US Secretary of Defence, could not name a single member of the regional bloc during his ...

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Trump’s defence secretary nominee struggles to name ASEAN nations

Pete Hegseth, former Fox News host and Donald Trump’s nominee for Defence Secretary, faced intense scrutiny during his Senate ...

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The countries of Southeast Asia work together to quash dissent

The countries of Southeast Asia are helping each other intimidate and extradite exiled government critics, according to a ...

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Smaller countries must ‘double down’ on being open and neutral to survive a multipolar future, says Malaysia’s economic minister

Defending global trade is very important to us as a country," Rafizi told Fortune the day after Malaysia and Singapore ...

South-East Asian nations celebrate third anniversary of RCEP programme with its partners

As the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) celebrates its third anniversary of entry into force on last week, ...

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With Indonesia, Brics is adding Southeast Asia to its power base

With Indonesia joining the grouping and Malaysia and Thailand as partner countries, Brics has acquired not just mineral-rich members but also key Asean voices Indonesia has become the first Southeast ...

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