Accession Number:

AD1151928

Title:

Renewed Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense - Issues for Congress

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

Congressional Research Service

Personal Author(s):

• O'Rourke, Ronald

Report Date:

2021-10-07

Pagination or Media Count:

61

Abstract:

The emergence of great power competition with China and Russia has profoundly changed the conversation about U.S. defense issues from what it was during the post-Cold War era Counterterrorist operations and U.S. military operations in the Middle East - which were moved to the center of discussions of U.S. defense issues following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 - are now a less-dominant element in the conversation, and the conversation now features anew or renewed emphasis on the following, all of which relate to China andor Russia.

Descriptors:

• geography
• international relations
• terrorism
• warfare
• national security
• international law
• treaties
• autonomous weapons
• cyberspace operations
• hybrid warfare
• personnel management
• department of defense
• employment
• supply chain integrity
• department of state
• governments
• intergovernmental organizations

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]