Ely Ratner - Does Asia Need a Collective Defense Pact?

The Asia Chessboard by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Jan 6, 202643:27Business

Mike joins Ely Ratner, Principal at The Marathon Initiative and Senior Adviser at Clarion Strategies. Previously he was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs during the Biden administration, an...

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