Elbridge Colby Archives

November 1, 2021

Elbridge Colby Quoted in Nikkei Asia

Nikkei Asia | Elbridge Colby, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development and the principal author of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, said such an incremental increase will not be enough to deter China's actions...
November 1, 2021

Realizing the Contact & Blunt Layers in Europe and Asia

The Marathon Initiative | The purpose of this study is to provide a strategic framework for how the U.S. should think about and act toward allies and partners in an era defined by great power competition....
October 29, 2021

Elbridge Colby Interviewed on The John Batchelor Show

The John Batchelor Show | Why and how America’s defense strategy must change in light of China’s power and ambition. Elbridge A. Colby was the lead architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the most significant revision of U.S. defense strategy in a generation...
October 29, 2021

Elbridge Colby Featured in The Washington Post (Book Review)

The Washington Post | Review by Clyde Prestowitz: (…) In “The Strategy of Denial,” former deputy assistant secretary of defense Elbridge A. Colby agrees that any hot conflict between China and America is most likely to arise in Taiwan.....
October 27, 2021

Elbridge Colby Quoted in Nikkei Asia

Nikkei Asia | The administration of former President Donald Trump made a clear tilt toward the "denial" camp. One of the chief advocates for that shift was Elbridge Colby, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development and the principal author of Trump's 2018 National Defense Strategy. "....
October 27, 2021

The Fight for Taiwan Could Come Soon

The Wall Street Journal | The U.S. and China are engaged in a “strategic competition,” as the Biden administration has put it, with Taiwan emerging as the focal point.....
October 22, 2021

Hold the Line with Buck Sexton: Elbridge Colby

Hold the Line | Track to 19:00 for Mr. Colby’s appearance.......
October 22, 2021

Elbridge Colby Interviewed on Horns of a Dilemma – War on the Rocks

War on the Rocks | In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, we hear from Elbridge Colby, co-founder of the Marathon Initiative, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, and author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Competition......
October 22, 2021

Panel: IISS – Elbridge Colby

IISS | China and its People’s Liberation Army have increasingly become the top “pacing threat” for the U.S. military, according to U.S. defense officials and senior policy makers. .....
October 22, 2021

Elbridge Colby Interviewed on Who-What-Why

Who What Why | On this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, our guest is Elbridge Colby, who is co‑founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative. ......