Ely Ratner Quoted in the New York Times

May 30, 2026
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Trump’s accommodation of China may yield more military engagement in the near term, but it will also invite greater P.L.A. coercion against U.S. allies,” [Ratner] said, referring to the Chinese military. “That’s not a recipe for strategic stability.”


New York Times

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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.