About Ely
Ely Ratner is an American political scientist who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs from July 2021 to January 2025 under President Biden. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security (2015-2017 and after 2018), Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden (2015-2017), China desk officer at the State Department (2011-2012), and associate political scientist at RAND Corporation (2009-2011).
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Expert / AcademicPolitician / DiplomatAsia Pacific SecurityForeign RelationsIndo Pacific SecurityNational Security StrategyU.S. China Competition
Known for
- U.S.-China relations
- Indo-Pacific security policy
- U.S. national security strategy in Asia
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