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Former US intelligence advisor Derek Grossman says the United States’ AUKUS review is more than “just about the subs”.
Former DFAT Australia-China Council scholar Andrew Phelan discusses calls from Donald Trump’s key defence adviser, Elbridge Colby, to clarify whether AUKUS subs will aid the US if China attacks Taiwan ...
A major rift has emerged within the Pentagon over Ukraine policy, with Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby reportedly being the driving force behind the recent, abrupt halt in arms shipments to ...
American officials are demanding answers to one key question about Australia's relationship with China, putting Anthony ...
Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.
The prime minister has been forced to bat away fresh defence demands from the Trump administration on the first full day of his visit to China, insisting that Australia supports "the status quo" in ...
Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under-secretary of defense for policy, has been pushing the matter during recent talks with defense officials of both countries, the report said, citing people familiar with ...
The Pentagon has contacted Japan and Australia to determine their potential involvement if the U.S. and China were to engage ...
A former boss of the Royal Navy has dismissed claims from an American policy chief that HMS Prince of Wales should leave its ...
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Who’s Running the Pentagon?
Who is in charge at the Pentagon? It can be difficult to tell these days, as the last two weeks of confusion over a controversial pause in military aid to an ally can illustrate. Strap in, because ...
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” ...