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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 1 | 6.00 | 0.10% | +10% | 23,816,775 | 26,068 | $670,000 | 733$ |
| Spain | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 46,754,778 | 25,396 | $1,400,000 | 760$ |
| Hungary | 1 | 6.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 9,660,351 | 7,067 | $160,000 | 117$ |
| India | 1 | 6.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 1,380,004,385 | 726,701 | $2,900,000 | 1,527$ |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5.00 | 0.03% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 21,927 | $2,700,000 | 872$ |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 5,627 | $700,000 | 455$ |
| Totals | 6 | 1,536,776,922 | 812,786 | $8,530,000 | 4,464$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Switzerland:
Elbridge Colby is described as the intellectual architect of Hegseth's strategy.
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United Kingdom:
Elbridge Colby stated that South Korea would have to take overwhelming responsibility for its own self-defence.
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India:
Discussions focused on co-production and co-development initiatives with under secretary for policy Elbridge Colby.
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Hungary:
Elbridge Colby has long supported South Korea taking on a greater burden of defense.
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Spain:
Elbridge Colby is the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs who met with Diego Martínez Belio.
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Taiwan:
Elbridge Colby has suggested that Taiwan’s defense spending increase to 10 percent of GDP.
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Taiwan:
Elbridge Colby, then-US undersecretary of defense for policy nominee, suggested Taipei should raise defense spending closer to 10 percent of GDP.
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Hungary:
Elbridge Colby, a political leader at the Pentagon, suggests that Americans could survive without Taiwan.
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Taiwan:
Elbridge Colby cautioned against ignoring the HEMP threat in his book The Strategy of Denial.
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Liechtenstein:
Elbridge Colby has shifted his stance, suggesting that Taiwan is not an 'existential' issue for the U.S.
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