Getting There First: Strategic Competition Requires a Proactive Mindset

Authors

• Antulio J. Echevarria II

Abstract

This Strategic Competition Corner analyzes a recent war game dealing with strategic competition in Africa over critical minerals. It argues US military and policy practitioners need to think more about ways to leverage crises to America’s advantage and to its competitors’ disadvantage.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.55540/0031-1723.3410

Recommended Citation

Antulio J. Echevarria II, "Getting There First: Strategic Competition Requires a Proactive Mindset," Parameters 56, no. 3 (2026), doi:10.55540/0031-1723.3410.