March 21, 2021 Austin Meets With Afghan, U.S., Coalition Leaders; Gathers Info to Aid Biden Decision on U.S. Effort Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met Afghan, American and coalition leaders in Kabul to better understand the situation in Afghanistan and see the way forward to a just peace.
March 20, 2021 India, U.S. Look at Ways to Grow Partnership to Protect Indo-Pacific Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III came away from his meetings with Indian officials in New Delhi encouraged by the response from "an increasingly important partner amid today's rapidly shifting international dynamics."
March 18, 2021 U.S.-Korean Alliance is Key to Peace, Stability in Northeast Asia The American commitment to the U.S.-Republic of Korea Treaty remains ironclad, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said following the ROK-US Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting in Seoul.
March 16, 2021 U.S., Japanese Leaders Agree Chinese Behavior Endangers Peace U.S. and Japanese defense and foreign affairs leaders agreed that China's behavior has become more aggressive, and the U.S. and Japan will work together to counter China's destabilizing efforts.
March 15, 2021 DOD Officials Describe Conditions in Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific has always been a region of superlatives, but the terms have changed over the past decades. Now people talk about the Indo-Pacific being a "region of consequence," "the priority theater," or the "global economic engine."
March 12, 2021 Asia Trip by State, Defense Secretaries Highlights Importance of Indo-Pacific Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized the importance of the Indo-Pacific region by becoming the first cabinet-level members of the Biden administration to travel to Japan and South Korea.
March 10, 2021 Secretary of Defense's Trip to Asia to Focus on Strengthening Partnerships With Japan, Korea, India The Defense Department announced the first international trip by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who will visit three nations in the Indo-Pacific region.
March 9, 2021 Erosion of U.S. Strength in Indo-Pacific Is Dangerous to All, Commander Says The greatest danger facing the United States in the Indo-Pacific region is the erosion of conventional deterrence capabilities, Navy Adm. Philip Davidson said.
Feb. 24, 2021 Allies, Partners Critical to U.S. European Command U.S. European Command works closely with U.S. allies and partners to address evolving challenges posed by its adversaries to secure peace and to protect U.S. interests abroad, its commander said.
Feb. 17, 2021 NATO Defense Ministers Aim for New Chapter in Alliance History Europe and North America have an opportunity to open a new chapter in the security relationship within NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.