America’s New Great-Power Problem

America’s New Great-Power Problem

As an authoritarian state, contemporary China, much like the Nazi and Soviet regimes before it, has proven adroit at integrating the dimensions of state power to the extent that it appears more successful than the fatigued and exhausted liberal democracies.

Dr. John Hemmings is an associate professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI- APCSS), a Department of Defense regional center. His writing reflects his own views and are not those of the U.S. Government or Department of Defense.

James Rogers works in the field of British strategic policy and was the former director of the Global Britain program at the Henry Jackson Society (2017–20). Previously, he was acting dean and director of the Department of Political and Strategic Studies at the Baltic Defence College (2012–17). He tweets at @james_rogers.

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