Abstract
American defense strategy must shift to face the challenges of the new era of great-power competition. This article outlines the trade-offs involved among competing priorities and regions and proposes five strategic pillars to guide the development of a US military strategy, doctrine, and force structure optimized for the needs of the great-power competition era. Without the strategic planning needed to align the Pentagon’s investments and decisions according to great-power competition requirements, the United States may fail to prevent an avoidable strategic disaster by not preparing properly for China’s likely military quest for regional and, later, global hegemony.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55540/0031-1723.3332
Recommended Citation
Ionut C. Popescu, "Adapting US Defense Strategy to Great-Power Competition," Parameters 55, no. 1 (2025), doi:10.55540/0031-1723.3332.
