Defense minister to attend Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

“Confronting a rapidly shifting and increasingly volatile Asian security landscape, Korea’s defense chief is set to pitch the country’s modern military strategy to a gathering of international defense leaders this weekend, aiming to solidify global alliances against mounting regional threats. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back is scheduled to participate in the 23rd Asian Security Summit in Singapore, a major regional defense forum widely known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. The high-stakes multiday summit brings together defense ministers, military commanders and intelligence chiefs from across the Asia-Pacific and Europe. Ahn is scheduled to deliver a keynote address Friday during a plenary session centered on regional security challenges and Korea’s strategic responses. He is expected to outline Seoul’s modern defense policy, balancing its traditional deterrence strategies with an expanding domestic military posture designed to counter growing security anxieties in East Asia. The summit comes at a pivotal juncture for Korea. Seoul has faced an intensifying array of regional geopolitic

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