PoliticsPentagon official says US is not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates’
A senior Pentagon official said the United States is not pulling back from Asia. Instead, Washington is “digging in” across the Indo-Pacific to preserve what it described as a favorable balance of power. The official said the United States wants its partners to assume more responsibility for their own defense. The approach is framed around partners rather than protectorates.
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Reuters★★★★☆2026-08-10 08:05Original
Pentagon official says US is not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates’
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