Elbridge Colby Quoted in Asahi

As the crisis of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increases, the US Biden administration will promote diplomatic efforts and increase the number of US troops in Europe. But in the United States, which just finished the “two wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq last year, there are voices against sending US troops to Europe. We asked Elbridge Colby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under the former Trump administration, why he disputed the increase.