Book(electronic)2022

The Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Strategic Competition in the COVID-19 Era

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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- From the Great Power Competition to Great Power Cooperation: Strategic Lessons from a Pandemic -- Introduction -- How the Pandemic Has Altered the Geo-Strategic Landscape in CASA - Revealed Interconnectedness and Interdependence -- Increased Vulnerability to Misinformation in the COVID-19 Era -- Recommendations for U.S. Strategic Shifts in a Post-Pandemic CASA Region -- New Silk Road Initiative Investment in Afghanistan -- Cooperation with Other Regional Powers -- Cooperation Over Competition with China in Afghanistan -- China-U.S. Partnerships -- Conclusion -- References -- Iran and the United States: The Way Forward -- Introduction -- The Military Dimension -- US-Iran Relations-the Way Forward -- References -- Who Are the Great Powers in 2021? -- Introduction -- The United States -- China and Russia -- ...and India? -- Regional Power Competition -- Iran -- Pakistan -- Saudi Arabia -- Qatar -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- Israel -- Jordan -- Exploiting Regional Friction Points and Proxy Fights -- Yemen -- Other Players in the Region -- Oman -- Bahrain -- Kuwait -- The Global Rebalance -- References -- Exploiting Seams and Gaps in the Central Asia and South Asia Region: A Framework for Analysis -- Introduction -- Seven Days in March 2021: The Suez Canal Crisis, the Greater Indian Ocean Region, and CASA -- The Seams and Gaps Analytical Framework -- Geographic and Cognitive Seams: Intra-Ocean Trade Routes and the CASA Region -- Diplomatic, Economic, Institutional, and Cognitive: China's Belt and Road Initiative -- Conclusions: Calibration and Consistency to Close Seams and Gaps -- References -- Building Trust and Advancing U.S. Geoeconomic Strength Through Public-Private Partnership Stakeholder Capitalism -- Introduction.

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The great power competition volume 2: contagion effect: strategic competition in the COVID-19 era

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Farhadi, Adib; Masys, Anthony J.

Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Region faced numerous obstacles to building a stable and prosperous future. The region, which encompasses the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia, has been plagued by economic and political uncertainty amidst dramatic shifts in the global power structure. With the pandemic now exacerbating the volatility in this already fragile region, the U.S.'s strategic objectives are rife for re-examination. A complicated stew of factors such as weakening of established governance systems, the emboldening of extremist individuals and groups through advances in digital technology, the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan and Syria, and the intensification of the great power competition with China and Russia are creating a fertile environment for the growth of violent extremist organizations (VEOs). Such organizations take advantage of vulnerable, aggrieved, and traumatized populations to fuel radicalization, recruitment, and unrest, which further undermine stability and the potential for peace and prosperity. While it is still early to fully understand how the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact U.S. policy, this book provides a timely analysis of relevant dynamics such as popular radicalization, digital information ecosystems, networks of influence, and new capabilities to recognize and prepare for other such black swan events in the region.