Great-Power Competition and Conflict in the 21st Century Outside the Indo-Pacific and Europe
Abstract
Although much of the U.S. Department of Defenses attention is focused on two primary theaters of concern--the Indo-Pacific and, to a lesser extent, Europe--China and Russia are global powers, and the challenges they pose to international security are therefore global as well. This report summarizes a series of reports and looks at the U.S.-China and U.S.-Russia competition outside those two primary theaters of concern. The authors of this report examine where and how the United States, China, and Russia are likely to be competing for influence; where and why competition might turn into conflict; what form conflict might take; and what this might mean for the U.S. government at large, the joint force, and the Department of the Air Force in particular. This research was completed in September 2021, before the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report has not been subsequently revised.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 27, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1199982
Entities
People
- Ashley L. Rhoades
- Christian Curriden
- Elina Treyger
- Irina A. Chindea
- Khrystyna Holynska
- Kristen Gunness
- Kurt Klein
- Marta Kepe
- Nathan Vest
- Raphael S. Cohen
Organizations
- RAND Corporation