During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate confirmation and struggled with his response.

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that "I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

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

Recent senate hearings to confirm Donald Trump’s cabinet picks brought into sharp contrast the candidate for US secretary of ...

Can you name the importance of at least one of the nations in ASEAN and what type of agreement we have with at least one of ...

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

Donald Trump did not nominate Pete Hegseth as defence secretary for his knowledge of global affairs, but the lapse highlights two concerns for Southeast Asian countries, says RSIS’ Kevin Chen.

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

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but ...