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Elbridge Colby

Elbridge Colby
Elbridge Colby is the Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017 to 2018.
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Is the Pentagon Truly Committed to the National Defense Strategy?

Various warning signs say "no." The 2020 budget will tell. Congress must scrutinize it carefully.

  • Elbridge Colby and James Miller
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How the US and China Can Talk Each Other Out of a Nuclear Arms Race

By striving for strategic stability, Beijing and Washington can relieve the pressures of oneupmanship and the risk of accidental escalation.

  • Elbridge Colby and Wu Riqiang
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Ash Carter Has One Shot To Keep the Pentagon’s Technology Edge

Carter likely has only one shot to shape the Pentagon budget entirely on his own.

  • Shawn Brimley and Elbridge Colby