The Echoes of January 6th: Democracy and American Foreign Policy

National security analyst and former Trump administration official Elbridge Colby joined FP Live earlier this year to share his take on what a second Trump term could mean for foreign policy. He was recently tapped to be the under secretary of defense for policy in the incoming administration. As such, he will be an integral part of Trump’s decision-making—making this episode newly relevant. 

Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):

Transcript: Decoding Trump’s Foreign Policy

Elbridge Colby, Mackenzie Eaglen, and Roger Zakheim: How to Trim the Defense Budget Without Harming U.S. Security (2020)

Elbridge Colby and David Ochmanek: How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War (2019)

Elbridge Colby: How to Win America’s Next War (2019)

FP Staff: The Trump Transition Begins

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