Elbridge Colby Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Bear in mind that the Soviets were already in Poland by D-Day. The vast bulk of German military losses were sustained on the Eastern Front. Meantime, as Max Hastings points out in Armageddon, the Western Allies were running out of troops less than a year after D-Day. 2/

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👇 "The notion that the Bundeswehr is able or willing to offer any serious resistance to a Russian attack on NATO territory is fanciful. The German government is likely betting that the United States would send the cavalry—and that Poland would fight to hold the Russians off." https://t.co/59agyD8pbO

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I often think of the late Tony Judt in this context. Read his truly magisterial Postwar to see how he truly understands the mindset and motivations even of those he manifestly opposes and even despises. A model. 2/ https://t.co/aGlcfInPJ2

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.@jan_techau reviews The Strategy of Denial in @IPQuarterly. It's an honor to have one of Europe's leading strategic thinkers review the book in one of Europe's leading international affairs outlets. https://t.co/isdwR4eB7D

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This is a really important article from former Bush economics chair Glenn Hubbard that didn't get enough attention. It describes the *actual* quandary. We need to spend more on defense, but we're much more constrained in how we can do so than before. 1/ https://t.co/r25C73MJul

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👏 to ⁦@DAlexBlumenthal⁩ for being one of ⁦@WSJ⁩ “Best Reviews of September” 👍👍 https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-books-to-read-the-best-reviews-of-september-harlem-shuffle-colson-whitehead-denise-mina-nathaniel-philbrick-11632248676

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"When the political pressure is lifted after the Party Congress, Xi seems poised to revamp his assertive foreign policy, intervening more directly in disputes on China’s periphery and pushing more forcefully against the United States’ presence in the Pacific...." 2/

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"Mr. Putin has shown no public sign of winding down the war or his objectives, despite mounting losses," said Fiona Hill. The Russians appear to believe they are advantaged by a long war. So why do we think they are ready to deal? 2/

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Henry Kissinger. In my view, overrated as a statesman. But a phenomenal writer and thinker, albeit not always systematic or logical. Place to start is Diplomacy. It's his strong suit: History, character sketches, philosophical insights, the West. 11/ https://t.co/hXoyqNGK47

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👇🚨 "Our warning time of great threat – 15 years – disappeared. Now the warning time has disappeared...the capability in the region at this moment and its state of readiness [means the enemy] could launch a damaging attack immediately. In my day they could only nibble." https://t.co/b82uctBcbH