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Seud Deutsche | NATO allies enjoying time with Biden. Ignore them: Going forward, America will have to focus on China. If they don't get it, they're headed for disaster.......
Hankoo Kilbo | ...former Deputy Assistant Secretary Colby pointed out that "militarily repelling Chinese provocations can deter North Korea, but conversely, deterring North Korea does not prevent Chinese aggression.......
NTV | Elbridge Colby, who was involved in the formulation of the strategy against China as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration, pointed out that the Biden administration's policy of "management of competition with China" will not work if China is seriously considering the invasion of Taiwan.......
Manila Standard | “Elbridge Colby, former US defense assistant secretary for strategy and force development, failed to specify what Xi and Duterte discussed at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday, but he described it as “misleading at best.””......
ANC | Elbridge Colby joins ANC to discuss the latest on relations between Manila and Washington, and responses to Beijing’s growing assertiveness.......
The Spectator | “Elbridge Colby, who developed the ‘National Defense Strategy’ in Trump’s first term, said it would be ‘ill-advised’ to let Ukraine join the alliance. Nato is strong enough. There isn’t much benefit......
TIME | “We can hope that there will soon be a just and durable end to this conflict, but predicating our strategy on such a hope would be imprudent. Rather, we must assume that Russia will remain a threat to Ukraine and NATO for the foreseeable future.......
The Economist | The America First movement is readying policies and personnel......
The Straits Times | The US spends roughly US$900 billion (S$1.23 trillion) annually on its military, as much as the next 10 countries combined....
Foreign Policy | "NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept took an important first step by recognizing China as a security challenge, but now the alliance needs to translate that into concrete actions.......