{
  "id": 759695,
  "title": "Thai PM says defense ties with US won’t be used to negotiate tariffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/thai-pm-says-defense-ties-with-us-wont-be-used-to-negotiate-tariffs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:09:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/08/13/thai-pm-says-defense-ties-with-us-wont-be-used-to-negotiate-tariffs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has stated that Thailand will not use its defense ties with the United States as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations. During a meeting with US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, Anutin emphasized that security cooperation is a key pillar of the longstanding bilateral relationship but stressed that defense cooperation is not linked to trade negotiations. Both countries agreed to deepen security cooperation and address modern security challenges, modernize Thailand’s armed forces, and expand defense industry cooperation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}