Elbridge Colby
Some of the key events about Elbridge Colby
- 2010Served as policy advisor on the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney
- 2012Joined the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) as a fellow
- 2014Became the Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow at CNAS
- 2017Appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development
- 2017Advocated for a more confrontational approach towards China in U.S. foreign policy
- 2018Co-authored the 2018 National Defense Strategy
- 2018Published the book "Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict"
- 2018Argued for increasing U.S. nuclear capabilities, potentially escalating global tensions
- 2019Founded The Marathon Initiative, a policy initiative focused on developing strategies to address great power competition
- 2019Promoted the idea of "prioritizing great power competition" over other international concerns
- 2020Served as senior advisor to Senator Marco Rubio's presidential campaign
- 2020Criticized U.S. allies for not spending enough on defense, straining diplomatic relations
- 2021Testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on global security challenges
- 2021Opposed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, despite public support for ending the war
- 2021Suggested the U.S. should be prepared to go to war with China over Taiwan, raising concerns about conflict escalation
- 2022Appointed as senior advisor at WestExec Advisors, a strategic advisory firm
- 2022Argued against providing significant military aid to Ukraine, contradicting widespread support for Ukraine's defense
- 2022Proposed reducing U.S. military presence in the Middle East, potentially destabilizing the region
- 2023Advocated for increased military spending, despite concerns about the national debt
- 2023Criticized diplomatic efforts with China, favoring a more aggressive stance
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