Foreword

By Ashley J. Tellis

1. Introduction to Evolving Great Power Competition at Mid-Decade
By Thomas F. Lynch III

2. Historical Insights Into Great Power Competition: Military Alignments, Economics, and Institutions

By Thomas F. Lynch III

3a. Mid-Decade Great Power Geostrategic Dynamics: Evolving Strategies and Trajectories
By Thomas F. Lynch III, Jeffrey Mankoff, and Philip C. Saunders

3b. Mid-Decade Great Power Geostrategic Dynamics: Evolving Capabilities and Tool Sets
By Thomas F. Lynch III, Jeffrey Mankoff, and Philip C. Saunders

4. Great Power Competition in Innovation, Key Technologies, and Advanced Manufacturing
By T.X. Hammes

5. Recursive Exploitation: The Feedback Loop of Espionage and Innovation in China’s 5G, AI, and Quantum Technology
By Richard B. Andres

6. Great Power Competition in Space, 2025–2030
By John Hickman

7. The Future of Nuclear Weapons and a New Paradigm in Strategic Deterrence?
By William T. Eliason and Thomas F. Lynch III

8. Great Power Competition in the Age of Environmental Instability
By Jeremy T. Mathis and Natalle Cawston-Gibson

9. The Indo-Pacific Competitive Space: From Japan to the Indian Ocean Region
By Thomas F. Lynch III and Joel Wuthnow

10. Europe: After the Ukraine-Russia War
By Liana Fix and Benjamin Harris

11. The Global South: South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean Region
By Thomas F. Lynch III

12. The Global South: Africa and the Middle East
By Thomas F. Lynch III, Jeffrey Mankoff, and Dawn C. Murphy

13. Great Power Competition in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Douglas Farah and Marianne Richardson

14. Conclusion: The Trajectory of Great Power Competition at Mid-Decade
By Thomas F. Lynch III

Appendix A. Selected Bibliography

Appendix B. Contemporary Great Power Competition Dynamics Matrix (online only)