Singapore and United States Hold 16th Strategic Security Policy Dialogue
mindef.gov.sg reports: Get all the latest news and updates on MINDEF and SAF by joining the official MINDEFsg WhatsApp channel ↗ (opens in new tab) !. Permanent Secretary (Defence) Joseph Leong and the United States (US) Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby co-chaired the 16th Singapore-US Strategic Security Policy Dialogue at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. on 25 September 2026. Established in 2006, the annual dialogue is the highest-level institutionalised policy platform between both countries’ defence establishments and serves to set the strategic direction for the Singapore-US bilateral defence relationship.