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Financial Times | "Ely Ratner, the top Biden administration Pentagon Indo-Pacific official, said Aukus would arm “one of our closest allies with an advanced capability that will be critical in deterring and defeating Chinese aggression."........
CNN | The reality is the United States is facing a generational challenge from China. We have a government there that is making enormous investments in its military and has very clear objectives to dominate Asia and the Indo-Pacific in a way that would be quite harmful to U.S. interests........
New York Times | Ely Ratner, a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs under President Joseph R. Biden Jr., suggested in a recent essay in Foreign Affairs that the United States and its allies in Asia should form a collective defense pact, similar to NATO..........
The Washington Post | Top U.S. military officials have insisted that, for all of Trump’s disruption, there’s not much rupture in the U.S.’s Asia strategy. In a Foreign Affairs essay this week,..........
New York Times | “The trajectory is in the right direction. It’s now a question of being able to move fast enough,” Ely Ratner, a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs under President Biden, said of Taiwan’s military changes during a recent visit to the island.........
Financial Times | "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........
NY Times | There is continuity here in this region — with Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Australia,” Ely Ratner, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs under President Biden, said of alliance ties under Mr. Trump.......
Intercollegiate Studies Institute | "Join us for an insightful discussion with Johnny Burtka and Elbridge Colby as they delve into the concept of "New Republican Statecraft."......
Politico | “The trajectory for a sustainable, workable transatlantic alliance is very clear: Europe must take the lead in its own defense,” Colby said. “The United States cannot do everything and must focus on Asia sooner or later, ideally ASAP.”.......
Asahi Shimbun | Wess Mitchell sits down with Kayoko Geji of Asahi Shimbun to discuss the war in Ukraine and the future of security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific theaters......