Defense Spending and Multilateralism Highlighted at 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
At the 23rd International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, defense officials emphasized increased national contributions to collective security. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius highlighted the importance of proportional defense spending among allies.

Topics: alliances defense_spending security_forum