SMA - J39 Speaker Series: Realities, Imperatives, and Principles of Great Power Competition (GPC) Today and Into the Biden Administration
Abstract
This presentation updates and extends the concluding chapter of the NDU-Press, October 2020 book, entitled Strategic Assessment 2020: Into a New Era of Great Power Competition, edited by Dr. Thomas F. Lynch III. It highlights several major framing characteristics of this new era. It then analyzes three main imperatives for American success in great power competition (GPC) by observing that the Sino-American dyad is not a new Cold War, successful competition with China must feature a wise choice of US allies, and the US can only succeed if the national government smartly intervenes in the economy to fortify American competitive advantage. It offers historically-based analysis demonstrating that four competitive principles are most critical to US success in a long-term competition with China: 1) firm yet flexible policies, 2) prioritization of partnerships and alliances, 3) confronting Chinas leadership not its people, and 4) playing for time. This brief will then expand on the book, concluding with an in-stride assessment of how the Biden Administration seems most likely to pursue US policy and security interests in this new era of GPC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1125414
Entities
People
- Thomas F. Iii Lynch
Organizations
- National Defense University