Elbridge Colby
Elbridge Andrew Colby is an American national security policy professional who is the under secretary of defense for policy since April 9, 2025. He previously served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development from 2017 to 2018 during the first Trump administration. He played a key role in the development of the 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy, which, among other things, shifted the U.S. Defense Department's focus to China. He is also the grandson of former CIA director William Colby.
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Aug 12, 2026
Lean Right
US Undersecretary of War in Manila saying American interests are more engaged than ever in the Indo-Pacific and calling for greater burden sharing.
Market liberals split on his message: some applaud fiscal discipline, others fear allies will hedge against what sounds like a US drawdown.
Jun 30, 2026
Far Left
Colby, a 'virtually unknown' undersecretary of defense for policy, is at the center of an 'extraordinary feud' between the GOP and the Pentagon.
Far left observers welcome the GOP infighting over Colby as evidence that the ruling class cannot manage its own foreign policy apparatus, creating openings for anti-war movements.