Great-power competition and conflict in the 21st century outside the Indo-Pacific and Europe / Raphael S. Cohen [and nine others]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Raphael S., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great powers.

Strategic rivalries (World politics).

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

War.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

During the Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden administrations, the United States made countering the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific and, to a lesser extent, checking Russian revanchism in Europe core priorities of its national security strategy. Historically, however, great-power competition and conflict have taken place outside the theaters of core concern to the competing powers. This report — the summary of a four-volume series — explores where and how the United States, China, and Russia may be competing for influence in these secondary theaters (Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America); where and why competition might turn into conflict; what form that conflict might take; and what implications the findings have for the U.S. government at large, the joint force, and the Department of the Air Force. This research was completed in September 2021, before the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The report has not been subsequently revised.

Contents:

Chapter One: Competition and Conflict in Secondary Theaters

Chapter Two: Competition in Secondary Theaters

Chapter Three: Conflict Potential in Secondary Theaters

Chapter Four: Findings and Recommendations

Appendix A: The U.S. Approach to Supporting Proxies and Intervening in Conflicts in Secondary Theaters

Appendix B: China's Approach to Supporting Proxies and Intervening in Conflicts in Secondary Theaters: Appendix C: Russia's Approach to Supporting Proxies and Intervening in Conflicts in Secondary Theaters.