← Contributors Ely Ratner Follow @elyratner Ely Ratner is the Maurice R. Greenberg senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Articles by Ely Ratner (5) Ely Ratner 21 Nov 2017 Trump's coming hard line on China Three domestic factors are likely to drive the US toward a tougher China policy. Ely Ratner 3 Aug 2017 Making sense of the known unknowns in the South China Sea The US doesn’t have to be willing to blockade Scarborough Reef to stop China from building a military base there. Ely Ratner 30 Jun 2017 The false choice of war or accommodation in the South China Sea There's a viable plan on the shelf if and when US policymakers are willing to admit that US efforts on the South China Sea are faltering. Ely Ratner 12 Sep 2014 Is Abbott spreading Australia too thin? Ely Ratner 23 Jul 2014 Australia's new activism: The view from Washington
Ely Ratner 21 Nov 2017 Trump's coming hard line on China Three domestic factors are likely to drive the US toward a tougher China policy.
Ely Ratner 3 Aug 2017 Making sense of the known unknowns in the South China Sea The US doesn’t have to be willing to blockade Scarborough Reef to stop China from building a military base there.
Ely Ratner 30 Jun 2017 The false choice of war or accommodation in the South China Sea There's a viable plan on the shelf if and when US policymakers are willing to admit that US efforts on the South China Sea are faltering.