On Aug. 13, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand, I joined a virtual press briefing with Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge A.

The Pentagon is conducting a review of nuclear weapons use that seeks to provide the president and military leaders with ...

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Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby swung through Southeast Asia this week pitching a vision of “true partnership” with the ...

Elbridge Colby said at the start of his multi-nation tour that his message would be "realistic and perhaps bracing, but also reassuring." ...

It is critically important for us in this time, a time of not living in peace time ... that both in words and deeds to not make any steps to create an image that would indicate to Moscow or Beijing ...

Trump’s abrupt rollback of joint military exercises with South Korea is the latest in a series of actions draining Asian ...

The US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby has just concluded his week-long tour of Southeast Asia, marking his ...

A Pentagon official on Monday asked allies in Asia to invest more in their defense and help deter aggression in the region and said the United States remains committed to do the same with “partners, ...

A decade ago, the U.S. was still in its "pivot to Asia." Today, as conflicts in the Middle East suck up American military resources, analysts say that pivot is over — or never really began.

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. When US Under Secretary of War for Policy ...

A senior Pentagon official pushed back against reports that the U.S. military's stockpiles and capabilities are strained following Operation Epic Fury.