The move reportedly caught Japanese officials off-guard, since the U.S. itself maintains a policy of “strategic ambiguity” on ...

The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to prompt Japan and Australia—two vital US allies in the Indo-Pacific—to clearly outline ...

The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, has been pressing ...

The Pentagon has contacted Japan and Australia to determine their potential involvement if the U.S. and China were to engage ...

The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan ...

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has reportedly alarmed White House officials and foreign allies.

The Pentagon is urging key Indo-Pacific allies Japan and Australia to clarify their positions in the event of a potential ...

A flurry of anonymous sources are aiming for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby’s scalp, accusing him of “blindsiding” the White House and angering U.S. allies by directing “rogue” ...

The United States has "succeeded" in pressing its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to agree to increase their military spending from 2 percent of their gross domestic product to 5 percent in ...

The Pentagon has urged Japan and Australia to specify their roles if a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan arises. Elbridge Colby has been leading these discussions, emphasizing the need for allies to ...

Even for an administration with a knack for moving fast and breaking things, Elbridge Colby’s moves at the Pentagon have caused frustration and friction.