#elbridgecolby — Public Fediverse posts
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Philippines sees no impact on defense ties from US Middle East redeployment
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US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates,’ says Pentagon official
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The Pentagon’s No. 3 has said Japan knows “better than anybody” about the need to further boost defense spending, just over two weeks before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/politics/colby-japan-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #elbridgecolby #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defenseministry #budgets #donaldtrump #china #sdf
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Former Veteran + NASA astronaut and current Senator Mark Kelly took Elbridge Colby (The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy) to task in the senate today.
Kelly and many other politicians have been poking holes in the Trump administrations reasons for attack Iran.
Mark Kelly points to the fact that none of Iran's missiles can reach the US as why he thinks starting a war with Iran doesn't make sense.
They aren't a threat to America.
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The Japan-U.S. alliance finally becomes a two-way street across the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/japan-us-ties-grow-in-importance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #us #marcorubio #elbridgecolby #msc #donaldtrump #nds #sanaetakaichi #jdvance #xijinping #ccp #globalsouth #defense #nato #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar
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Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
PARIS — The United States has changed its attitude on European allies funneling defense funds to local arms…
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US allies at NATO focus on Europe as the Trump administration steps back
BRUSSELS (AP) — European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped…
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Trump’s record of reversals, hostility to institutional constraints and indifference to sacrifice convinces adversaries and allies alike that U.S. commitments will not hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/trump-kills-american-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usdefense #tariffs #ukraine #china #indopacific #taiwan #elbridgecolby #cia #xijinping #nato #afghanistan #denmark #greenland #vladimirputin #russia
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A top Pentagon official discussed strengthening the U.S.-Japan military alliance with a Japanese counterpart in Tokyo as Washington continues to put pressure on its allies in Asia to ramp up defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/politics/japan-us-defense-alliance-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #elbridgecolby #takehirofunakoshi
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Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles is confident Australia will meet a 2027 deadline that forms part of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, despite the “enormous uplift” required. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/asia-pacific/politics/australis-aukus-submarine-timeline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #aukus #australia #richardmarles #elbridgecolby #submarines
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The Pentagon’s No. 3 official has heaped praise on South Korea for being the first U.S. treaty ally outside of NATO to hike spending 3.5% of GDP on defense — a move expected to impact Japan’s own spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/south-korea-defense-spending-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #sanaetakaichi
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The United States has said it is aiming to complete a review of its AUKUS security partnership with Britain and Australia by the fall, buying Canberra more time to convince Washington of the pact's importance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/aukus-us-pentagon-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #aukus #us #uk #australia #submarines #defense #elbridgecolby #defense #indopacific #china
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Calls to cancel Australia’s U.S. military ties
As the U.S. expands its military footprint across Austr…
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Australia's ambassador to Washington has said his country is working with the Pentagon on the U.S. Defense Department's review of the AUKUS submarine project and is confident that all issues raised will be resolved. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/asia-pacific/politics/australia-us-aukus-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #australia #kevinrudd #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #aukus #china #taiwan
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The Pentagon's No. 3 official has lauded Japan’s latest defense white paper — but that praise was couched in language suggesting the Trump administration will continue to push Tokyo to hike defense spending even further. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/us-china-japan-defense-white-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #defense #defenseministry #sdf #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #us #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #budgets
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#NATO head #MarkRutte to meet w/ #Trump
Trump said he would consider supplying weapons to #Ukraine via NATO, & teased a “major statement” about #Russia on Monday.
A reversal from earlier this month, when the US froze weapons shipments to Ukraine: The #Pentagon’s top policy ofcl, #ElbridgeColby, suggested Kyiv’s requests could stretch already-depleted US weapons stockpiles, & has pushed to prioritize countering #China instead of commitments in #Europe & the #MiddleEast.
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/13/2025/nato-chief-mark-rutte-to-meet-us-president-donald-trump
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[WSJ]: Pentagon Official at Center of Weapons Pause on Ukraine Wants U.S. to Focus on China
The lede: “Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official, wants to refocus the U.S. military on countering China. That has put him at the center of the Trump administration’s abrupt moves on providing weapons to Ukraine.”
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The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific
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Japan has canceled a high-level meeting with the U.S. set for July following a demand that Tokyo spend even more on defense, according to a media report, in the latest point of friction between the allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/21/japan/politics/japan-us-two-plus-two-cancelled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #shigeruishiba #defenseministry #china #petehegseth #sdf #indopacific #elbridgecolby
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Elbridge Colby to be the Pentagon's new No. 3 official, bringing to the post a known China hawk and advocate for Asian allies — including Japan — to spend more on defense. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-confirmed-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #pla #taiwan #us #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defense #usjapanrelations #budgets
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Japan and Taiwan must dramatically ramp up defense spending in order to deter war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Pentagon's top policy official has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/politics/pentagon-japan-defense-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #budgets #taiwan #china #pla
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Elbridge Colby, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the Pentagon's policy chief, has made repeated pushes for Japan to ramp up its defense spending to around 3% of gross domestic product. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/23/japan/politics/elbridge-colby-pentagon-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #sdf #china #taiwan #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #budgets #elbridgecolby