Great Power Competition

Policy Analysis on Great Power Competition

Competitive, Competent, Conservative: Internationalism After Trump

It is unclear whether those who seek to carry on his foreign policy legacy will embrace wan realism, amoral nationalism, or a more successful conservative internationalism, but either way a clear-eyed evaluation of U.S. challenges and options is crucial.

Mar 8, 2021

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

How Should Joe Biden Respond to Russia’s Middle East Strategy?

Washington has prioritized counterterrorism for years and is only now shifting to great-power competition, but Moscow has never lost sight of geopolitics, and its actions in the region should be seen through that lens.

Mar 8, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

How Russia Is Responding to Joe Biden’s Syria Airstrike

The omissions in Moscow’s statements on the U.S. operation are as revealing as the predictable hyperbole and hypocrisy.

Mar 1, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

Articles & Testimony

Don’t Expect Russia to Help Save the Iran Deal

In seeking to salvage the JCPOA, Biden should not assume cooperation from Moscow, but instead focus on building a unified strategy that strengthens the U.S. negotiating position.

Feb 16, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Anna Borshchevskaya addressing a Washington Institute conference

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Institute Scholar Discusses Protests in Russia on BBC World News |

"Certainly President Putin feels threatened, otherwise there wouldn't be such a massive crackdown," Borshchevskaya tells BBC World News host Freya Cole.

Institute Senior Fellow Anna Borshchevskaya explains the implications of countrywide protests across the Russian Federation.

Jan 27, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

Russia Has the Edge in Managed Competition with Turkey

Although Moscow and Ankara are pursuing different aims in Syria, Libya, and the South Caucasus, they have managed to avoid direct confrontation.

Jan 7, 2021

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Anna Borshchevskaya

Articles & Testimony

Presidential Elections in the United States: Political and Economic Consequences for Europe

There is greater American bipartisan consensus on national security strategy than Washington’s fractious politics would indicate, creating ample room for transatlantic cooperation on that front.

December 2020

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Michael Singh

Chinese and U.S. flags flutter at a trade meeting in Shanghai

Articles & Testimony

China and the United States in the Middle East: Between Dependency and Rivalry

Continuing the status quo—a large American presence, but uncertain American commitment—would be a high-cost, high-risk, low-reward approach.

Sep 10, 2020

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Conflict with Small Powers Derails U.S. Foreign Policy: The Case for Strategic Discipline

Although containing or deterring minor powers can help shape the behavior of great powers, conflicts with these smaller foes have proliferated in the twenty-first century, tying down resources and attention needed elsewhere.

Aug 12, 2020

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

When China Met Iran

A growing partnership between America’s main Middle East adversary and Asia’s rising superpower bears careful watching in Washington.

Jul 21, 2020

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

U.S. Policy in the Middle East Amid Great Power Competition

Viewing regional issues through this broader strategic lens will require Washington to accept painful trade-offs and take a tougher stance with difficult allies.

Mar 30, 2020

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Michael Singh

Articles & Testimony

Vladimir Putin and the Shiite Axis

Russia's military alliance with Iran is all about keeping Assad in power and America on its back foot, and even a short-lived partnership can do long-term damage to U.S. interests.

Aug 30, 2016

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Anna Borshchevskaya

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Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East

The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East focuses on the region as a setting for heightened competition between the United States and other world powers, such as China and Russia.

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Michael Singh

Michael Singh is the Managing Director and Lane-Swig Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute.

Anna Borshchevskaya

Anna Borshchevskaya is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia's policy toward the Middle East.

Grant Rumley

Grant Rumley is the Goldberger Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he specializes in military and security affairs in the Middle East.

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Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Program on Great Power Competition and the Middle East

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