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The Hub Dialogues | This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Elbridge Colby, author of the new book, The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power, on Russia's invasion into Ukraine........
Time | How should America respond to Russia’s abominable invasion of Ukraine? This is a question of immense importance. Right now, there is more heat than light in the discussion. Given the momentous stakes, Americans must respond to this crisis with clarity of mind and sobriety........
LinkedIn | "Interessanter Gastkommentar zum Thema: „Hilf Dir selbst, sonst hilft Dir keiner!“ oder besser „Nur wer bereit ist, sich selbst zu helfen, dem helfen auch andere!“ Fazit: Unser Schwerpunkt muss vorne liegen, nicht hinten!".......
Hindustan Times | And finally, the US-Russia rupture has shifted focus to Europe from Indo-Pacific. Observers such as Elbridge A Colby, a former Pentagon official who played a key role in drafting the US national defence strategy in 2018, have been warning that the US has a deficit in terms of its capabilities to fight on two fronts, and must force European countries to take on more responsibilities even as it focuses on Indo-Pacific........
RealClearWire | This week marks the 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s visit to China, a dramatic presidential trip that normalized relations with the country as part of a larger effort to neutralize Soviet influence in China. Today, though, the Beijing-Moscow axis is tighter than it was during Nixon’s historic visit. “Their relationship seems to be about as close as it's ever been, going back to Stalin and Mao Zedong,” said Elbridge Colby, a deputy assistant secretary at the Defense Department during the Trump administration. “It's a very worrisome situation.”.......
Politico | There are so many advantages to our preeminent position that we take for granted. In an essay titled “After Hegemony,” former Trump official Elbridge Colby notes some of them: “Think how the American-born internet supported Silicon Valley, and vice versa, leading to a World Wide Web governed by formal laws and informal norms almost entirely of American design........
Responsible Statecraft | The United States might be promising a tough response, but how far are they prepared to act over a conflict so many thousands of miles away? We’re joined by Elbridge Colby, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategy at the Pentagon, and Constanze Stelzenmuller, a specialist in European-US relations at the Brookings Institution.......
T-Online | Elbridge Colby comment for t-online.de (Germany)......
Channel 4 News | The United States might be promising a tough response, but how far are they prepared to act over a conflict so many thousands of miles away? We’re joined by Elbridge Colby, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategy at the Pentagon, and Constanze Stelzenmuller, a specialist in European-US relations at the Brookings Institution.......
The Sydney Morning Herald | For all Russia’s power, it’s a sideshow. “We need to husband our resources for the primary fight,” says the lead author of the US National Defence Strategy of 2018, Elbridge Colby........