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A Discussion with Dr. Ely Ratner

In a conversation moderated by Edward Cunningham, Director of Ash Center China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Ely Ratner joins the Rajawali Foundation to examine U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific, highlighting key geopolitical risks, private sector implications, and the region’s strategic and economic importance.

Dr. Ely Ratner, Principal at The Marathon Initiative and a Senior Advisor at Clarion Strategies—formerly the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden—discusses U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific.

In his conversation with Cunningham, Dr. Ratner assesses geopolitical risks in the region, implications for the private sector, and U.S. strategic and economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific.