Elbridge Colby
Elbridge Colby is a prominent American strategist and policy advisor known for his work on U.S. national security and defense policy. He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development and is recognized for advocating a reorientation of U.S. military resources towards East Asia to counter China's rise. Colby has contributed to various defense policy discussions and is associated with a pragmatic approach to military engagement, balancing the need for U.S. presence abroad with strategic restraint.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1 | 8.00 | 0.15% | +0% | 69,799,978 | 104,335 | $505,000 | 755$ |
| Iraq | 1 | 6.00 | 0.17% | +0% | 40,222,493 | 70,319 | $170,000 | 297$ |
| Taiwan | 1 | 8.00 | 0.13% | +0% | 23,816,775 | 31,587 | $670,000 | 889$ |
| Kenya | 1 | 7.00 | 0.10% | +0% | 53,771,296 | 51,260 | $106,000 | 101$ |
| Greece | 1 | 6.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 10,423,054 | 9,741 | $190,000 | 178$ |
| Australia | 1 | 5.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 25,499,884 | 24,056 | $1,380,000 | 1,302$ |
| Totals | 6 | 223,533,480 | 291,298 | $3,021,000 | 3,522$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Greece:
Elbridge Colby is the US Deputy Secretary of War who had a separate meeting with Nikos Dendias regarding bilateral defense cooperation.
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Australia:
Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, said in 2024 that 'it would be crazy for the United States to give away its single most important asset'.
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Iraq:
Elbridge Colby, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, visited Seoul to discuss defense matters amid North Korea's missile tests.
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Kenya:
Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's number three official, hailed South Korea as a 'model ally'.
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Thailand:
Elbridge Colby is a senior official at the U.S. Department of Defense who visited Seoul and praised South Korea as a 'model ally'.
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Taiwan:
US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby held talks with South Korea’s foreign and defense ministers about advancing an alliance.
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Taiwan:
Trump administration leaders, such as US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, have echoed that sentiment.
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Australia:
Elbridge Colby is the US undersecretary of defence for policy who led a review into AUKUS.
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Croatia:
Elbridge Colby, a senior official at the Pentagon, argues in his book that the US must prevent any region from forming a dominant power that could limit American access to markets.
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United Kingdom:
Elbridge Colby is a key figure in Trump-era defence thinking and has articulated US strategic retrenchment.
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