America's Global Competitions: The Gray Zone in Context
February 14, 2018 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Untitled.jpg?itok=DOvAVvsO)
The U.S. faces three, interlocking competitions that will determine the future of the international order. The competitions pit America, its allies, and its partners against: the revisionist powers in Russia, China, and Iran; the revolutionary powers in the global movement animated by groups like al Qaeda ISIS; and the rogue power in North Korea. Success for the U.S. will require wrestling with all three competitions simultaneously and leveraging progress across them.