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Biden defense policy
![US to Host Japan, South Korea in Security Talks US to Host Japan, South Korea in Security Talks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-02-1.jpg)
US to Host Japan, South Korea in Security Talks
By Steven Stashwick
The national security advisors of the three countries will meet at the U.S. Naval Academy.
![Geography Still Leads Defense Policy Geography Still Leads Defense Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-6.jpg)
Geography Still Leads Defense Policy
By Jacob Parakilas
The Pentagon’s new Pacific Deterrence Initiative demonstrates that we’re still a long way away from the “flattened” world that Thomas Friedman and others imagined.
![US Defense Secretary Notes Climate Change Focus in Message to Force US Defense Secretary Notes Climate Change Focus in Message to Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-05-17.jpg)
US Defense Secretary Notes Climate Change Focus in Message to Force
By Abhijnan Rej
Lloyd Austin’s message foregrounds one of the key priorities of the Biden administration for the military.
![Biden’s New Strategic Guidance: Squaring the Circle? Biden’s New Strategic Guidance: Squaring the Circle?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-04-6.jpg)
Biden’s New Strategic Guidance: Squaring the Circle?
By Abhijnan Rej
The Interim National Security Strategic Guidance is refreshingly direct. But how the Biden administration puts it to action remains an open question.
![INDOPACOM Commander Outlines 4 Focus Areas in New Speech INDOPACOM Commander Outlines 4 Focus Areas in New Speech](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-03-5.jpg)
INDOPACOM Commander Outlines 4 Focus Areas in New Speech
By Abhijnan Rej
Admiral Phil Davidson’s March 1 address presents a robust plan to deter China in the Indo-Pacific – at least on paper.
![The Asia-Pacific is Biden’s Top Security Priority The Asia-Pacific is Biden’s Top Security Priority](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-23-6.jpg)
The Asia-Pacific is Biden’s Top Security Priority
By Steven Stashwick
But the U.S. would find it difficult to disentangle from legacy commitments in Middle East.
![US Defense Department to Create Big Picture China Task Force US Defense Department to Create Big Picture China Task Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-12-21.jpg)
US Defense Department to Create Big Picture China Task Force
By Abhijnan Rej
The move comes amid a visible push by the Biden administration to meet the China challenge.
![US Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense US Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-22-12.jpg)
US Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense
By Abhijnan Rej
He becomes the first African American to hold that office.
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