The Pentagon has suspended US participation in a longstanding joint defense body with Canada, escalating tensions between the two allies as the Trump administration accuses Ottawa of failing to meet military spending commitments. US Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby announced that Washington is “pausing” its role in the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, a bilateral advisory structure on continental security cooperation created in 1940 during the early stages of World War II.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. undersecretary of defence said Monday that the United States is pausing a long-standing military board, claiming "Canada has failed to make credible progress…

Ils affirment que «le Canada n’[a] pas réalisé de progrès crédibles concernant ses engagements en matière de défense».

The Department of War announced on Monday it would be pausing its participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defense with Canada.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday it's suspending its participation in a military partnership with Canada.

The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos pausará su participación en un órgano conjunto con Canadá para la defensa continental que se remonta a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, anunció el…

Die US-Regierung wirft Kanada vor, Zusagen in der Verteidigungspolitik nicht zu erfüllen. Aus Teilen der Militärkooperation ziehen sich die USA deshalb vorerst zurück.

AMERIČKO ministarstvo obrane obustavlja dio vojne suradnje s Kanadom zbog rastućih napetosti između dviju susjednih zemalja, potvrdio je visoki dužnosnik Pentagona.

Departamentul Apărării al SUA suspendă o parte din cooperarea sa militară cu Canada pe fondul tensiunilor crescânde dintre cei doi vecini, a afirmat luni un oficial de rang înalt…

The Pentagon has suspended US participation in a longstanding joint defense body with Canada, escalating tensions between the two allies as the Trump administration accuses Ottawa…

“Unfortunately, Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments..."

The Canada-U.S. collaboration was born out of a wartime need in 1940, but the U.S. remains critical of Canada's defence spending

The Pentagon accused Canada of ‘failing to make credible progress on its defense commitments’

Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing…