August 04, 2026
Tale as Old as Time: Security, Strategy, and U.S.-ASEAN Statecraft
Everyone wants the U.S. race car. Who's willing to wait for it? On this month's episode of Bottom Line with USABC, President & CEO Amb. Brian McFeeters sits down with Lindsey Ford, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Program at Center for New American Security (CNAS), Vice President, Beacon Global Strategies, to discuss the state of play for U.S. defense & aerospace opportunities across Southeast Asia, from Singapore to the Philippines' fast-rising potential, and why the rest of the world won't be sitting this one out.
Watch the full interview on the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.
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