Elbridge Colby Archives

January 14, 2024

The Global Impact of Chinese Ascendancy Examined with Elbridge Colby

Lead-Lag Live Podcastast | Elbridge Colby, the architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy and author of "The Strategy of Denial," joins us to untangle the complex web of China's rise and its implications for global power dynamics...........
January 12, 2024

The U.S. has ‘a set of bad options’ in the Red Sea, says fmr. Pentagon official Elbridge Colby

CNBC | Elbridge Colby, former Pentagon official in the Trump administration and ‘The Strategy of Denial’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the U.S.-led coalition strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in....
January 12, 2024

The Impact of Taiwan’s upcoming Presidential Elections

Renaissance Macro Research | Former Pentagon official and defense strategy author Elbridge Colby joins RenMac to discuss The Impact of Taiwan's upcoming Presidential Elections. ..........
January 12, 2024

FP Insider: This Is a ‘5-Alarm Fire Right Now’

Foreign Policy | Viewed from Washington, there’s currently one big war going on in Ukraine, another war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that could get bigger, and one war that hasn’t started yet but that would dwarf all the others should it come to pass: a war between the United States and China....
January 8, 2024

What to know about China’s military purge

Semafor | Over the past six months, a widening shake-up of China’s defense establishment has raised questions about leader Xi Jinping’s ability to root out corruption in the armed forces and modernize the country’s military. ...
January 8, 2024

Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Elbridge Colby & Saagar Enjeti

Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Elbridge Colby, a strategic thinker and national security expert, engages in a thought-provoking conversation on the intersection of economics and global security. ...........
January 2, 2024

U.S.’ Mistakes On Iran, Russia Vs China’s Ambitions | Elbridge Colby Podcast

Hindustan Times Podcast | In the latest episode of HT Podcast, Elbridge Colby - Former Deputy Assistant Defence Secretary, USA & Co-founder & Principal, Marathon Initiative - argues that the U.S. should not seek to be the leader of the world and abandon policies that it does not have the resources to back up...........
January 2, 2024

AUKUS deal involves long diplomatic road for subs

The Australian | “Ex-Pentagon official Elbridge Colby and former Republican Senate security adviser Alex Velez-Green have warned that the superpower’s own navy has too few spare boats to sell to Australia unless production greatly speeds up...
January 2, 2024

VIDEO: Trump’s former defence advisor slams ‘crazy’ AUKUS submarine deal

ABC (Australia) | Elbridge Colby has questioned a plan to send nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and the US Navy's fleet capacity to spare warships. ...........
January 1, 2024

Donald Trump’s top defence advisers warn against selling nuclear subs to Australia

The Australian | “Just weeks after the US congress passed laws allowing President Joe Biden to sell Virginia-class boats to its AUKUS ally in Canberra, ex-Pentagon official Elbridge Colby and former republican Senate security adviser Alex Velez-Green say the superpower’s own navy has too few boats spare to sell to Australia unless production greatly speeds up”.....