We believe that the primary task for our generation is to build a new American strategy attuned to the pressing realities of our time. This framework must be comprehensive of the major regions and dimensions of U.S. power and interests. It must also be willing to challenge established wisdom and inertia in U.S. national security policy and related fields.
Broadening the Base: A Blueprint for Expanding Defense Industrial Capacity
by Robert Almelor Delfeld, with contributions from Elbridge A. Colby
The reform package best adapted to generate the broadest possible corporate and state-based coalition is by focusing on strengthening what this report designates as the defense industrial “sub-base” (DISB).
China’s “New” Diplomacy: Opportunities for American Statecraft
by A. Wess Mitchell and Christopher Vassallo
The People’s Republic of China has embarked on an ambitious diplomatic campaign to increase its influence in strategically-vital regions and burnish its credentials as a great power of global reach.
No Sanctuary: The PLA’s Kinetic Threat to the Homeland
by William Kim and Elbridge A. Colby
Without adequate U.S. preparations, a large-scale—or even small but effectively targeted— PLA strike against the United States could be devastating, not only in terms of direct costs but on the ability of the United States to wage a war.
Getting Strategic Deprioritization Right
by A. Wess Mitchell and Jakub Grygiel, Principal Co-Investigators; Elbridge A. Colby and Matt Pottinger, Contributors
Project prepared for the Office of Net Assessment, United States Department of Defense. Published with approval from the Office of Net Assessment.
March 2, 2024
VOA Korea | While North Korea threatens 'nuclear use', it has been diagnosed that it will be difficult for the United States to defend South Korea at the expense of its own cities.......
February 24, 2024
RealClearWorld | UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks with Donald Trump's former security advisor Elbridge Colby and others, about the possibility of World War III. Colby says American defence must focus on China. .......
February 22, 2024
Politico | “China has gained enormously — Putin is dependent on China and Russia is dependent on China and China’s goodwill,” said Daniel Fried, former assistant secretary of State for ............
February 22, 2024
Honestly Podcast | Today on Honestly, a debate: Where is all of America’s aid to Ukraine going? Is Ukraine really such a clear-cut cause? .......
February 20, 2024
Washington Examiner | Nevertheless, as Elbridge Colby has outlined repeatedly and as the mathematical facts prove, Vance is undeniably correct when he says that the U.S............
February 20, 2024
TIME | Hawks have been saying for decades that we are living in an incredibly dangerous world. That was an exaggeration twenty years ago but now is actually true...........
February 15, 2024
The Free Press | Elbridge Colby tells The Free Press: "The fact of the matter is that Russia under Vladimir Putin is a very dangerous state. It has embarked on an evil invasion of Ukraine............
February 13, 2024
The Daily Signal | National security expert Elbridge Colby, co-founder and principal at The Marathon Initiative, spoke with The Daily Signal about what’s playing out on Capitol Hill and why he thinks this legislation misses the mark. He also explained how the United States should be prioritizing its national security............
February 13, 2024
AM 560: Chicago's Morning Answer | Elbridge Colby, co-founder and principal of The Marathon Iniatitive & served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017-2018:...........
February 12, 2024
Apollo News | Unter Trump diente er als Vize-Verteidigungsminister für Strategie, im Interview mit Apollo News erklärt Elbridge Colby, warum für die USA nun Asien der „entscheidende Schauplatz“ ist, den man vor Europa priorisieren muss...........