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,” was an ...

The exercise was billed grandly as SEATO’s “first joint international sea, air and land maneuvers.” Thailand, which thought it up, declared that all eight nations had been invited to participate. The ...

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The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has been characterized by cycles of progress and regression. With the changing global order, the relationship between the nations has undergone ...

Asia faces rising security challenges from China’s assertiveness, North Korea’s nuclear program and regional coercion, prompting debate over a NATO-style alliance. Past attempts, like SEATO, failed ...

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In Saigon last week, South Viet Nam’s embattled President Ngo Dinh Diem was forced to a bitter admission. In the wake of Communist assaults on fortified posts and provincial centers, Diem confessed ...

David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering world politics and conflicts from London with a focus on NATO, the European Union, and the Russia-Ukraine War. David joined Newsweek in ...