Ely Ratner Quoted in the Financial Times

June 9, 2026
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“Allies won’t stick their necks out for Taipei if Trump is reducing support for Taiwan and cosying up to China. Beijing will take actions at some point that test the Taiwanese and US response,” says Ely Ratner, a former top Pentagon official now at the Marathon Initiative think-tank.

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Dr. Ely Ratner is a principal at The Marathon Initiative and formerly served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.