Pacific policy in Singapore and the UK's new defense plan. The Weekly Break Out Ep. 20

Update: 2025-06-03

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This week on The Break Out, editors Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran go global.
First, the pair discuss the top stories out of the Shangri-La Dialogues, the annual gathering in Singapore of defense leaders from around the Pacific. Then, they turn to the United Kingdom, and its roll out of the much-anticipated Strategic Defence Review.

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Pacific policy in Singapore and the UK's new defense plan. The Weekly Break Out Ep. 20

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Pacific policy in Singapore and the UK's new defense plan. The Weekly Break Out Ep. 20

Pacific policy in Singapore and the UK's new defense plan. The Weekly Break Out Ep. 20