Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.

The president should recognize those who are truest to his purported nationalist worldview.

US' policy of ambiguity towards Taiwan may have worked so far, but with the world order shifting and China sending ominous ...

Elbridge Colby is issuing a challenge to the direction of Australian strategic policy, from defence spending levels and the ...

The Trump administration is insisting on guarantees from Australia, as well as Japan, of involvement in any, potentially ...

Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of ‘weakening’ confidence.

Coalition frontbencher James Paterson has said it “wouldn’t be appropriate” for the US to force Australia to commit to a course of action in any potential conflict involving China and Taiwan.

Beijing’s military “created a situation that could seriously impact Japan’s security,” the paper said, repeating earlier ...

The United States wants to know what Japan and Australia would do in the event of a conflict over Taiwan. Under Secretary of ...

The move reportedly caught Japanese officials off-guard, since the U.S. itself maintains a policy of “strategic ambiguity” on ...

The United States is working to ensure that if war with China comes, major Pacific allies are ready, according to a new ...