U.S. defense policy chief Elbridge Colby said Washington is not abandoning Europe but wants a “NATO 3.0” built around European-led conventional defence. Answering reporters in Brussels, he discussed the Pentagon’s force posture review, Germany’s rapid rearmament, allied defence spending, military access and the Strait of Hormuz.

BRUSSELS: A senior US defense official will brief NATO countries Thursday on Washington’s review of its forces in Europe, officials said, in the face of fears over an American…

Elbridge Colby, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, is visiting NATO headquarters as allies discuss the US military presence in Europe and the possibility of additional…