Elbridge Colby
Elbridge A. Colby is an American national security policy professional who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017 to 2018 during the Trump administration. He played a key role in the development of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy, which, among other things, shifted the U.S. Defense Department's focus to challenges posed by China's rise.
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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