Dr. Ionuț Popescu recently delivered a couple of talks previewing his upcoming book in recent talks faculty and fellows with University of Notre Dame’s International Security Program (January 31st) and the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Study Group on Alternative Grand Strategies (February 18th).
Entitled No Peer Rivals: American Grand Strategy in the Era of Great Power Competition, his book develops a comprehensive and practical grand strategy for the United States in this new era of great power competition. The framework developed in the book is grounded in a realistic assessment of the most likely courses of action adopted by China, Russia, and other important regional powers. It prioritizes great power rivalry over other strategic goals and identifies China as the biggest threat to America’s unique position in the international system. This grand strategic approach carefully aligns the domestic sources of national power (economic strength, energy security, and technological prowess) to America’s foreign policy and national security objectives.
In addition to recommending necessary changes to America’s military and diplomatic strategies, No Peer Rivals also argues that a realistic approach to industrial policy, international trade, energy production, and technological superiority offers the best chance for developing the sinews of power needed to outcompete Beijing in the long run.
