Great Power Competition

20 results

Expert Take
The Rising Threat of Great Power War and the Lessons of 1914
November 4, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Soviet Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Cuba—Cuban Missile Crisis, a Coda
October 29, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Make a Deal—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Thirteen
October 28, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
“Black Saturday” Threatens a Calamity as President John F. Kennedy Makes Two Offers—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Twelve
October 27, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
John Scali Has Lunch With a Soviet Spy—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eleven
October 26, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Adlai Stevenson Dresses Down the Soviet Ambassador to the UN—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Ten
October 25, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev Warns President John F. Kennedy of “Catastrophic Consequences”—Cuban Missile Crisis, Day Eight
October 23, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Nikita Khrushchev's 1959 Visit to the United States
September 15, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Expert Take
The U.S. Is Pushing Southeast Asia Toward China. The Iran War Made It Worse.
April 9, 2026
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Meeting
John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture: A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin on America and the World at 250—Where Things Stand and Where They're Headed
April 7, 2026
The State of Global Governance: Middle Powers and the Search for Stability
December 17, 2025
By Esther Brimmer
The Ruse of Sovereignty
January 6, 2025
By Ebenezer Obadare
The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic (2024-2026)
January 6, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
Meeting
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: Lost Decade—The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
June 17, 2024
Meeting
Leslie H. Gelb Memorial Event: Common Sense and Strategy in Foreign Policy
June 5, 2024
Meeting
Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology With Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Frank Whitworth
March 27, 2024
Tipped Power Balance: China’s Peak and the U.S. Resilience
February 22, 2024
By Yanzhong Huang
Meeting
Arthur Ross Book Award: "Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology"
January 29, 2024
The GOP's Posturing Will Push Latin America Into China's Arms
September 26, 2023
By Will Freeman
Meeting
Academic Webinar: India and Great-Power Rivalry
September 13, 2023