US POWER PROJECT

In 2020 America retains the world's most sophisticated and powerful military forces unrivaled in their global capabilities and reach. Until recently, this military superiority was unchallenged. However, after decades of fighting in Southwest Asia, America's military power has suffered a recent relative global decline as both China and Russia have significantly improved their military forces.  

Russia has seen a massive modernization and upgrade since Putin's rise to power and earlier military failures in Chechnya. China's military has grown exponentially in both quality and quantity, in past two decades, especially under Xi Jinping, and now rivals - and may even surpass the US in some military dimensions.  

The United States is now embarked on a much needed shift in defense priorities from the Middle East, counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency, to countering "near peer" rivals such as China and Russia in an increasingly tense and competitive strategic environment. 

A sustained and unprecedented effort is needed for the next decade and beyond to ensure America keeps pace with, if not over-matches, its adversaries, and retains its global leadership role.

Evaluating America's shifting defense priorities and recommending policies to best meet these challenges is a top priority. 

Areas of focus include:

Nuclear forces modernization

Conventional forces restructuring

Marine Corps new China-focused maritime vision

Army's new focus on long range fires and multi-domain warfare

Air Force modernization, missiles, bombers and fighters

Naval strategy and shipbuilding to face China threat

Maintaining America's technological edge