This article warns Western democracies against committing the Carthaginian error, that is, not taking a strategic rival seriously. It argues strategic rivals should be dealt with through a…

This article warns Western democracies against committing the Carthaginian error, that is, not taking a strategic rival seriously. It argues strategic rivals should be dealt with through a grand strategy of Outpacing, the aim of which is to establish a lead over them severe enough to cause their political and economic collapse, or their forfeiture of the competition.

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