Biography
Publications
Dr. Ely Ratner is a principal at The Marathon Initiative and a senior adviser at Clarion Strategies. He most recently served as US assistant secretary of defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs from 2021–25.
Hard conversations on Australia’s defence
The three uncomfortable truths that Australia needs to confront about the gap between perception and reality.
Trump's coming hard line on China
Three domestic factors are likely to drive the US toward a tougher China policy.
Making sense of the known unknowns in the South China Sea
The US doesn’t have to be willing to blockade Scarborough Reef to stop China from building a military base there.
The false choice of war or accommodation in the South China Sea
There's a viable plan on the shelf if and when US policymakers are willing to admit that US efforts on the South China Sea are faltering.
