Great Power Competition Lecture Series

Course #NS4000

Starts: Winter, Summer

Program Area: Global Security and Strategic Competition

Overview

This course provides critical and timely information on the political and strategic challenges posed for the United States by the emergence of great power competition (GPC) with China and its re-emergence with Russia. The course will begin with a brief overview of the core dynamics of GPC historically, then examine the political, economic, and military drivers behind current Chinese and Russian policies, next discuss Chinese and Russian efforts to extend their influence into critical regions and functional domains, and conclude with a discussion of possible U.S. (and allied) responses.

Included in degrees & certificates

255

Eligibility

The following are eligible for this offering:

Naval Officers
Naval Enlisted
Non-Naval Officers
Non-Naval Enlisted
DON Civilians
DOD Civilians
Non-DOD Federal Employees

Learning Outcomes

To understand the nature of Great Power Competition historically and its current manifestations.
To understand the core motivations behind Chinese, Russian, and Iranian political, economic, and military policies, as well as the challenges they pose to the United States.
To understand the tools China, Russia, and Iran use to further their interests in various regions of the world outside their borders and in critical competitive domains, such as cyberspace.
To understand the range of possible U.S. and allied responses to Chinese, Russian, and Iranian behavior.

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