While Siamese sparrows cheeped in the louvers and winged overhead among the gilded arabesques, statesmen from eight nations sat down in Bangkok’s Ananda Samakom palace last week and, in the ...

“By the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2027, the centennial goal of military development should be achieved, and by 2035 the country should ...

Unlike NATO, though, Seato failed as an alliance, offering a caution as President Biden pursues a “defensive perimeter” in Asia. Seato was a “no trespassing” sign warning the communist tyrants at ...

The leaders of several SEATO countries in front of the Congress Building in Manila, hosted by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on October 24, 1966. SEATO, also known as the “Manila Pact ...

Though neither South Viet Nam, nor neighboring Laos, nor Cambodia is a signatory of SEATO, all three countries are under the “protection” of the eight-nation alliance.