Global Defence Ministers Gather In Singapore for Annual Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - MAY 29: Vietnamese President To Lam listens as IISS Director-General and Chief Executive Dr. Bastian Giegerich speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 29, 2026 in Singapore. Senior defence officials and military leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond convene at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, one of Asia's premier track-one intergovernmental security forums. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)