Speaking in Manila on August 10, US undersecretary of defence for policy Elbridge Colby urged regional partners to increase defence spending and align with American priorities.
Admiral Frank Bradley and Under Secretary Elbridge Colby visited the Indo-Pacific to reaffirm US commitment, despite Donald Trump's suggestion to reduce military drills in South Korea.
Colby reassured regional allies in Manila that the US is not disengaging from Asia, despite notable omissions regarding recent criticism of Beijing's actions at a disputed reef.
Ministros da Defesa do Brasil e EUA se reuniram no Peru para discutir parceria contra narcotráfico. No Brasil, Câmara convoca ministro das Relações Exteriores para explicar declarações sobre possível uso de força militar dos EUA contra o país.
Ministro da Defesa brasileiro, José Múcio, se reuniu com subsecretário de Defesa dos EUA, Elbridge Colby, no Peru. O encontro abordou a cooperação bilateral no combate ao narcotráfico, após os EUA classificarem CV e PCC como organizações terroristas e aplicarem sanções.
O Ministro da Defesa do Brasil, José Múcio, reuniu-se com o principal assessor de defesa dos EUA, Colby, no Peru. O encontro, solicitado pelos EUA, pode ter abordado o combate ao crime organizado e a classificação de facções brasileiras como terroristas, após sanções americanas contra o PCC.
NATO'nun yeni savunma konsepti NATO 3.0, Avrupa'nın kendi savunma yükünü üstlenmesini hedeflerken, ABD desteğinin sürdürülebilirliği ve Avrupa'nın "ağırlığını" taşıma kapasitesi Ankara Zirvesi'nde masaya yatırılıyor. Zirve, savunma harcamalarının artırılması, sanayi üretiminin güçlendirilmesi ve Ukrayna'ya desteğin devamı gibi konuları ele alacak.
The Pentagon is preparing to send a delegation led by Elbridge Colby to Beijing within weeks to finalize arrangements for a potential visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth recently accompanied President Trump on a state visit to China.
US Senator Mitch McConnell has accused the Department of Defense of delaying the transfer of a $400 million military aid package to Ukraine that was previously approved by Congress. McConnell stated in The Washington Post that the legislature had approved two $400 million packages for Ukraine over the next two years, but the aid is still held up at the Pentagon. He placed blame for the delay on Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby.
