Prescribing an American Grand Strategy for the Era of Renewed Great Power Competition

Abstract

Donald J. Trumps declaration of the reemergence of great power competition comes at a pivotal juncture in American history. The Trump administration has borne traits of activist grand strategies toward preserving American primacy with the announced great power competition against China and Russia. This article prescribes a tempered approach for America to pursue its primacy while also addressing the pitfalls of the current system, which counterintuitively accentuate Russian and Chinese insecurity to feed their revisionist approach to the liberal order. The United States must sustain its military edge and challenge Chinese and Russian transgressions, but it must also reform institutions, recalibrate partnerships, and reinstate credibility of the liberal order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 2019
Accession Number
AD1118714

Entities

People

  • Kashish Parpiani

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

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