Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby said the United States is not looking to “boss” other nations around, and is instead pressing ahead with a more “realistic” foreign policy agenda. 

“We’re not looking to boss everybody around. We’re not looking to become this great empire of the world. We’re saying we want to have a favorable balance of power where countries can chart their own future,” he said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.