They recognize that Americans have wearied of bearing so much of the burden of being that guarantor of the free and open global system.

Japan's remarkable commitment to dramatically increase its defense spending to historic levels is both welcome and critical to our Alliance and stability in the region.

I agree with Professor Mead's piece in the Wall Street Journal where he opined that we get it wrong when we believe that giving in to leaders like Putin will satisfy them.

Today, more than ever, alliances are critical to our national security. Alliances and allies matter.

I've called for ending the almost 44-year U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity in favor of strategic clarity.

We must never allow the PRC to dictate America's Taiwan policy.

Our biggest weakness is our political division, is our inability to show that confidence, that bipartisan strength.

No country can shape in a positive way the future of the region in isolation.

The North's unrelenting pursuit of nuclear weapons, the means to deliver them, and its unmitigated aggression toward South Korea and America should concern us all.

Though I would use the term 'adversary' rather than 'competitor', this strategy recognizes that the PRC is the only competitor with both the intent and, increasingly, the capability to reshape the international order.

The stakes are too high to embark on any other course.

They need our tangible support . . . not our best wishes.

the United States intends to still be the indispensable global partner with this network of alliances, this lattice of security arrangements we have.

This trilateral will change the power dynamic in the South China Sea.

America's alliance with Japan stands as the cornerstone of prosperity, security, and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

This is pure evil, and it baffles me that there are those who seek to justify Hamas' actions.

America's alliance with Japan stands as the cornerstone of prosperity, security, and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

The reality is that no important security or economic issue in the region can be addressed without both South Korea's and Japan's active involvement.