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Foreign Affairs | To halt open-ended U.S. expenditures and preserve Ukraine’s independence and security, the United States and its allies need to give Kyiv one last serious chance at victory......
Hindustan Times | "First, I don't speak for President Trump or Senator Vance or the campaign, and I don't make any presumptions about any role for myself..........
What is Keeping U.S. Up at Night: Transatlantic Priorities in Uncertain Times – Road to Election ’24
Munich Security Conference | "This MSC Road to Election event, taking place on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, aims to bring together decision-makers and experts from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss key geopolitical challenges........
CNBC | "Elbridge Colby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss what a Trump-Vance ticket would look like from a geopolitical standpoint, what an America-first foreign policy would entail under a second Trump administration, future of U.S.-China relations, and more."........
American Compass | "A strategy of prioritization flows directly from what I would describe as conservative realism. The core of conservatism is making the best of the world as it is: that’s why prudence is a core conservative virtue".........
Foreign Policy | As nations gather in Washington, D.C. for the NATO Summit, officials on both sides of the Atlantic are coming together to chart the course for future European security.............
The Spectator | "On this episode of Americano, Colby tells host Freddy Gray why the US should – and likely will – reduce its support to Ukraine and Europe, to focus on the increasing threat China poses over Taiwan. Europe, he says, can pick up the slack on its own continent.......
The New Statesman | "Stripped to its core, Colby’s logic comes down to this: 'Asia’s more important than Europe, China is more formidable than Russia, and the other European states are much stronger relative to Russia than the Asian ones are relative to China..........
Council on Foreign Relations | As part of the Council on Foreign Relations new China Strategy Initiative, a panel discussion featuring Elbridge Colby, Bonny Lin, Matt Pottinger, and Stephen Wertheim debates the fundamental questions behind U.S. China strategy..........
Policy Exchange UK | Republican Visions for American Foreign and National Security Policy with Elbridge Colby Co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development in conversation with Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon KCB Former Secretary of State for Defence........