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#NewRepublic Apr 8, 2026

Pentagon Threatened #Pope After He Criticized #Trump

Days aftr #LeoXIV deliverd his..speech, Undersecretary of Defense 4 Policy #ElbridgeColby summond #Cardinal #ChristophePierre, #Vatican’s US rep, to a closed-door #Pentagon meeting 4 a bitter lecture

“The United States,” Colby sed, according to a blistering new report by #TheFreePress, “has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The #CatholicChurch had better take its side"

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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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/… #japan #politics #elbridgecolby #defense #us #usjapanrelations #usmilitary #defenseministry #budgets #donaldtrump #china #sdf


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/… #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #elbridgecolby #takehirofunakoshi


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/… #asiapacific #politics #aukus #australia #richardmarles #elbridgecolby #submarines


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/… #japan #politics #southkorea #us #usjapanrelations #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #sanaetakaichi


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/… #asiapacific #politics #aukus #us #uk #australia #submarines #defense #elbridgecolby #defense #indopacific #china


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/… #asiapacific #politics #us #australia #kevinrudd #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #aukus #china #taiwan


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. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/… #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #defense #defenseministry #sdf #defenseministry #usjapanrelations #us #elbridgecolby #donaldtrump #budgets


#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.

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