Elbridge Colby

Elbridge Colby is a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, during which time he served as the lead official in the development of the 2018 National Defense Strategy and as the principal Pentagon representative in the development of the 2017 National Security Strategy.

Articles by Elbridge Colby

Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team perform in Times Square in New York City on June 12, 2015.

How to Trim the Defense Budget Without Harming U.S. Security

Argument

Elbridge Colby, Mackenzie Eaglen, Roger Zakheim

September 30, 2020, 2:17 PM

A member of law enforcement stands at attention in front of a map of the world at the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism International Law Enforcement Conference in Miami on June 11, 2007.

How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War

Argument

Elbridge Colby, David Ochmanek

October 29, 2019, 11:12 AM

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How to Win America’s Next War

Feature

May 5, 2019, 6:00 AM

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Nuclear Weapons Aren’t Just For the Worst Case Scenario

Argument

August 4, 2016, 4:04 PM

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Have We Hit Peak America?

Feature

Elbridge Colby, Paul Lettow

July 3, 2014, 11:10 PM

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It’s Not About Trust

Argument

January 30, 2014, 11:55 PM

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Roiling the Waters

In Box

Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner

January 21, 2014, 10:40 PM

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