Taiwan

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

As China freezes out US defense secretary, the nations’ Cold War grows frostier

Jamie McIntyre · June 9, 2023 3:33 am

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Defense budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Chinese defense leader defends ‘unsafe’ military maneuvers towards US military

Mike Brest · June 4, 2023 4:18 pm

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Defense budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Lloyd Austin and Chinese counterpart speak briefly at Asia security summit

Mike Brest · June 2, 2023 2:46 pm

Inside the right-wing debate over Ukraine and Taiwan

Michael Lucchese · June 2, 2023 2:35 am

Beltway Confidential

Taiwan has a big problem

Tom Rogan · June 1, 2023 6:21 pm

The Pentagon is seen in Virginia.

Chinese fighter pilot ‘performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver,’ Pentagon says

Mike Brest · May 30, 2023 8:48 pm

Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin will be President-elect Joe Biden's Secretary of Defense according to several reports.

Lloyd Austin to travel to Indo-Pacific next week

Mike Brest · May 26, 2023 4:49 pm

FILE - This combination image shows U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, Nov. 6, 2021, and China's President Xi Jinping in BrasÃlia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Communication is key, but dreams of a US-China detente are fiction

Tom Rogan · May 23, 2023 8:39 pm

In this image made from video, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape pose with documents after signing agreements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Monday, May 22, 2023. The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific.

Beltway Confidential

US-Papua New Guinea deal strengthens China deterrence

Tom Rogan · May 23, 2023 5:44 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biden administration must stop breaking Congress’s new Taiwan defense law

Bryan Burack · May 23, 2023 1:10 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, amid soaring tensions with Ukraine.

Beltway Confidential

We must deal with China and Russia at the same time

Michael Rubin · May 21, 2023 11:00 am

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appears at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Washington.

Lloyd Austin confirms significant military aid package to Taiwan

Mike Brest · May 16, 2023 8:25 pm