Ely Ratner Quoted in the Financial Times

May 19, 2025
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“The Shangri-la Dialogue is always uncomfortable for the PLA because nearly everyone there is experiencing China’s assertive and coercive behavior in one fashion or another. No matter how hard Beijing tries to distract from that, most defense leaders in the region are clear-eyed about their biggest threat.”


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Dr. Ely Ratner is a principal at The Marathon Initiative and formerly served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.