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The Washington Post | Elbridge Colby, a senior defense official during the Trump administration, said that he believes the Biden administration should clearly state that it supports NATO and will continue to be a part of it, but warn its allies that the United States must “truly prioritize” getting ready for China.....
Global Strategy Forum | GSF January 2022 webinar with Elbridge A. Colby, Co-founder & Principal of The Marathon Initiative; US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy & Force Development (2017-2018); and Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times....
Formiche | Elbridge Colby interviewed by Formiche.net (Italy).....
Hindustan Times | After many decades of hoping to avoid a rivalrous relationship with China, both the United States (US) and India now recognise China as their top security threat. sensus that China is one of — if not the — major threats to US stability and prosperity. But concerted action from the Pentagon that matches the gravity of this threat is lacking. .....
The Spectator | The issue here is neither Trump nor Biden. Rather, it is the fact that the United States does not have and 'won't have a military big enough to increase commitments in Europe and have a chance of restoring (US) edge in Asia against China,' as Elbridge Colby – the architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, dominated heavily by China – put it recently. 'We must prioritise,' he added, 'either we'll shift gracefully toward Asia, giving Europe a soft landing (maybe too late for that). Or there'll be a shock in Asia and we will have an East of Suez moment, when we'll have to dramatically cut other commitments to prioritise Asia.'.....
American Enterprise Institute | After years of the US “pivoting to Asia,” there is bipartisan consensus that China is one of — if not the — major threats to US stability and prosperity. But concerted action from the Pentagon that matches the gravity of this threat is lacking. .....
National Review | “On this issue, there are powerful arguments on both sides, as this issue admirably demonstrates,” [Senator Sullivan] said, to the backdrop of a cover of the December 20 edition of National Review......
Channel 4 News | Matt Frei spoke to Elbridge Colby, former deputy assistant secretary of defence under the Trump administration. His new book, Strategy of Denial, lays out how he thinks America should be more realistic, rather than idealistic, in its foreign policy goals.....
Strategy and Future | Jacek Bartosiak talks to Elbridge Colby on realistic military strategy, limited war, burden of escalation, and your enemy’s best strategy.....
Wei & Cathy Show | The lead architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, lays out that America’s strategy should pursue against the greatest threat in his new book “The Strategy of Denial”....