Elbridge Colby

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Elbridge Colby served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development from 2017–2018 and is the former director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security. He currently serves as co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative, a non-profit research organization focused on diplomatic, military, and economic strategies within great power rivalries. He is also the author of “The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict.”

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Is Taiwan Indefensible?

With Elbridge Colby, Charlie Glaser, Lyle J. Goldstein, Elizabeth Larus

May 20, 2021

The fate of Taiwan is uncertain. As a revanchist China builds up forces near the island, the Biden administration is warning Beijing against an invasion, bolstering its defense with the sale of military hardware. While the United States does not officially recognize Taiwan’s government, it remains its strongest international backer. Beijing, meanwhile, sees Taiwan as lost territory, which needs to be “reunified” with the mainland. Recently, Beijing sent 25 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, the largest ever incursion…

Is Taiwan Indefensible?

With Elbridge Colby, Charlie Glaser, Lyle J. Goldstein, Elizabeth Larus

May 20, 2021

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