Publications

March 28, 2022

More Spending Alone Won’t Fix the Pentagon’s Biggest Problem

TIME | Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine has led to an upswing in support for a larger U.S. defense budget. This is good. If the U.S. is to credibly underwrite a sensible national security strategy in an era of great power rivalry, the nation needs to spend more on its military............
March 17, 2022

The Case for Ukrainian Neutrality

Foreign Affairs | While neutrality would carry risks, it need not be a death sentence for Ukraine. It may, in fact, be the best possible outcome, given where things stand after more than three weeks of war..........
March 14, 2022

To Prevent China from Grabbing Taiwan, Stop Russia in Ukraine

The National Interest | The quickest way to motivate Xi Jinping to invade Taiwan would be to fail to deal decisively with Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine..............
March 11, 2022

Putin United the West—but Now Comes the Hard Part

Foreign Policy | Security will require painful trade-offs Western governments may not be ready to make.............
March 7, 2022

The U.S. Isn’t Going to Fight in Ukraine, But There’s Much More It Can Do to Help

Time Magazine | In Ukraine, we have an opportunity to return the favor but in aid to a brutally besieged people whose cause could not be more just............
March 2, 2022

Elbridge Colby Interviewed at Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Malaysia)

Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia | ISIS Malaysia is honoured to host Elbridge Colby, lead architect of the United States 2018 National Defence Strategy, the most significant revision of US defence strategy in a generation.....
March 2, 2022

Elbridge Colby Interviewed for Renaissance Macro Research

Colby: Renaissance Macro Research | RenMac serves professional money managers......
March 2, 2022

Elbridge Colby Interviewed on Taiwan Security Review

Global Taiwan Institute | Hosted by GTI Senior Non-Resident Fellow Alex Gray—former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the White House National Security Council (NSC)—each episode of Taiwan Security Review will consist of fascinating discussions with the policy makers and experts who shape US-Taiwan relations......
March 1, 2022

Elbridge Colby Quoted in the Financial Times

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February 28, 2022

Japan should follow Germany’s lead on Ukraine

Nikkei Asia | Russia's abominable invasion of Ukraine is likely to be a hinge point in history. It surely must lay to rest the idea that history is over, that power politics and the possibility of major war are gone from the developed areas of the world.........