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great power competition
Also known as: great power competition, major-power competition
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New Research Introduces “Competitive Interdependence ... - LinkedIn linkedin.com Sep 28, 2025 2 facts
quoteProfessor Habib Al Badawi stated: 'Traditional power transition theory fails to capture the reality of contemporary great power competition. Our research demonstrates that China and the US have developed a relationship of competitive interdependence—simultaneously competing for strategic advantage while remaining economically intertwined.'
claimHabib Al-Badawi's research contributes to international relations theory by providing analytical tools for understanding contemporary great power competition and offering policy insights for managing competitive relationships constrained by interdependence.
Transatlantic relations and European strategic autonomy in the ... - FIIA fiia.fi 2 facts
claimThere is a hardening bipartisan consensus in Washington D.C. supporting great-power competition, particularly against China, which may limit the United States' bandwidth for engaging with Europe.
claimThe Biden administration plans to de-emphasize the paradigm of great-power competition and the binary opposition between democracies and autocracies in favor of a fluid approach that builds shifting coalitions based on specific issues.
Can the European Union Reduce Dependence on the United States? cescube.com Mar 12, 2026 1 fact
claimThe third nuclear age is characterized by systemic great power competition, destabilizing arms races, and the collapse of traditional arms control frameworks that established predictability during the Cold War.
US-China Strategic Competition in Each Domestic Context link.springer.com Jan 1, 2023 1 fact
referenceJohn J. Mearsheimer authored 'The Tragedy of Great Power Politics,' published by W.W. Norton in 2001, which presents a realist perspective on the inevitability of competition between great powers.
China's Global Security Initiative and Russia's Eurasian Security ... valdaiclub.com Jan 28, 2026 1 fact
claimThe emergence of bloc confrontation and the escalation of major-power competition are defining features of current international relations.
Talking Points: US–China Competition and the International Order usali.org Jan 30, 2026 1 fact
claimThe United States and China have engaged in great power competition since the first Trump administration.
Escalation with Iran: Understanding the Regional and Global ... thesoufancenter.org 1 fact
claimThe Iran War is causing seismic economic ramifications that are affecting the technological dimensions of the Great Power Competition between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Political and social trends in the future of global security. A meta ... link.springer.com Dec 5, 2017 1 fact
claimGlobal security trends identified in the meta-study include rivalry among major powers, the potential for armed conflict between major powers, armed non-state actors strengthened by new technologies, global competition for natural resources, extensive demographic imbalances and migration flows, and global risks associated with fragile states.
A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran's Regionalism in ... cambridge.org Dec 1, 2025 1 fact
claimGreat power competitions are currently unfolding in three regions: the Euro-Atlantic region (centered around the USA), the post-Soviet space (centered around Russia), and East Asia (centered around China).
Proxy Warfare in the Greater Middle East and its Periphery: An Atlas newamerica.org 1 fact
claimThe Eastern Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf, and the Black Sea have long been at the center of competition between great powers.