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The New Yorker | “I don’t share the fear of some Europeans that the United States is out to abandon them, but if that fear leads them to finally take defense more seriously, then maybe it’s not a bad thing. I’ve yet to see anything else that works.”........
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.”.......