The Pope has warned against a new arms race as he called for peace in the Asia-Pacific region ... at Indonesia and East Timor – two other countries on his trip that have a history of conflict ...

A massive arms race is sweeping the Asia-Pacific region as countries like Australia grow alarmed over the China threat. US-based Defense One forecasts military spending across the vast region ...

At the Shangri-la Dialogue held in Singapore last week, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on the Asia-Pacific nations to raise their defense spending to five percent of GDP. This is the same ...

Defense modernization efforts in the Asia-Pacific region are entering a new phase as countries there start introducing new equipment to counter an increasingly aggressive China and look for tools ...

Kishore said Asia Pacific countries should regularly dedicate funds in their national budgets for the reduction of disaster risk, and should allocate a larger proportion of foreign development aid ...

“By effectively doubling its defence budget Japan will remain one of the highest military investors in the Asia-Pacific and the world.” The arms race comes as both sides of Australian politics ...