Category: Ely Ratner

LIVE NOW: Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner Speaks on Security Architecture in Indo-Pacific

Dr. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, discusses “Building a Networked Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific” at 9:30 a.m. ET on June 8 with Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), during American Power & Purpose, a special event…


Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner Speaks on Security Architecture in Indo-Pacific

Dr. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, discusses “Building a Networked Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific” at 9:30 a.m. ET on June 8 with Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), during American Power & Purpose, a special event…


US Sees ‘Urgent’ Need to Bolster Taiwan’s Defenses to Deter Beijing Attack: Official

A leading Pentagon official on Wednesday said bolstering Taiwan’s defenses to deter a possible invasion by communist China is an “urgent” task. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing is engaging in destabilizing and “intentionally provocative”…