New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to work with Washington’s allies and partners amid fears in some allied capitals of a return to President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to foreign policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/26/world/politics/pete-hegseth-pentagon-message-allies/?amp%3Butm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #petehegseth #defense #indopacific #asia #china #us #usmilitary #usjapanrelations