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A leading figure in the Trump administration’s national security team, Elbridge Colby, joins FP Live to discuss the Republican nominee’s potential agenda. He argues for a more business-like approach with allies and alliances as well as prioritizing Asia over Europe.
Suggested reading:
Transcript: Decoding Trump’s Foreign Policy
Stephen M. Walt: The Trump-Vance Unilaterialist Delusion
Elbridge Colby and David Ochmanek: How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War
Elbridge Colby: How to Win America’s Next War
Transcript: How Singapore Manages U.S.-China Tensions
Transcript: Is Canada Free-Riding on Defense?
Elbridge Colby: The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict
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