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

Beijing Withholds Invitation for Pentagon's Colby ...

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A Pentagon official has urged Asian allies to invest more in their defense to deter regional aggression ...

The Trump administration is focused on delivering military capabilities to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen deterrence, Under ...

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

It’s not just Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who’s apparently causing turmoil in the White House. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy chief under Hegseth, has blindsided senior administration ...

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

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

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby reaffirmed the U.S. interest in the region as he called for greater ...

Some analysts attribute the restraint to a desire to avoid antagonising Beijing ahead of next month’s expected Xi-Trump ...

Elbridge Colby is apparently a troubled man. Bloomberg calls Colby, current undersecretary of defense for policy, a “deep state thinker in a shallow Pentagon”. The Telegraph claims he is a “little ...