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By: Institute for the Study of War

America's Global Competitions: The Gray Zone in Context by Lieutenant General James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.) and Nic Vincent – Institute for the Study of War

Partial Introduction

The international community is grappling for its future, but the wrestling is more complicated than Carl von Clausewitz’s “pair of wrestlers.” The U.S. is part of three ongoing regional and global competitions. At stake: the future of the international order. Читать дальше...

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