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US Defense Secretary says US does not seek an “Asian NATO,” but blasts China for “growing coercion” and “dangerous” activity in the region.
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Originally scheduled to last 30 minutes, the meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Wei Fenghe, went on for 56.
By Colin Clark
The US defense secretary also praises European allies for latest Ukraine arms commitments, including Harpoons from Denmark and attack helicopters from the Czech Republic.
By Lee Ferran
“The lesson every Taiwanese is learning from what we are seeing in Ukraine is that we have to defend ourselves, no one else will fight for our democracy like we can,” said Kolas Yotaka, spokeswoman for Taiwan’s presidential office.
By Chris Horton
“The United States has not lost focus on the Indo-Pacific region, and […] Xi should not get any ideas from Putin’s aggression,” says Jacob Stokes at CNAS.
By Colin Clark
The INDOPACOM chief also weighed in on whether Guam’s missile defense capabilities will be ready by fiscal year 2026.
By Aaron Mehta
Filling the gap: Mobile connectivity for Army maneuver forces
Expeditionary forces jumping from island to island in the Indo-Pacific need a mobile way to command and control from vehicles, hotels, and homes.
The reliably bellicose Global Times’ editor, Hu Xijin, slammed Dutton’s remarks in a Tweet, promising a “heavy attack” on Australia if it should get involved in any Taiwan conflict.
By Colin Clark
The Chinese flights are not likely to abate any time soon, Dean Cheng, a top Chinese military expert at the Heritage Foundation, says.
By Colin Clark
In addition to the $750 million Taiwan deal, State also cleared a pair of weapons packages for Japan.
By Aaron Mehta
The trick will be to avoid “a situation in which China believes that it has no alternative but to act,” says RAND’s Michael Mazzar.
By Colin Clark
Chinese actions in the Pacific are posing a “grave concern” for Japan’s military, a new official paper concludes.
By Colin Clark
Taiwan may be targeted for annexation by 2027, Adm. Phil Davidson said, and Guam will have to be vigorously defended in a Pacific War.
By Paul McLeary
“Seems Washington wants to stick around” in Afghanistan, said AEI’s MacKenzie Eaglen, “even if veterans themselves are increasingly the ones calling for the full end of troop presence in-country.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Changes in technology, terrain and society have shifted the balance between offense and defense in ways that favor democracy’s defenders in Ukraine — and beyond.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.