Table of Contents
A Letter From
In the 1950s, Nelson Rockefeller created the Special Studies Project – a bipartisan effort to…
Preface
Today Americans need a new unity of purpose. Three decades of American beliefs about themselves,…
Introduction
A contest for the future is unfolding. By the end of this decade, we will…
A Competitiveness Agenda
The United States can be on a winning path by the middle of the decade…
Chapter 1
The United States almost missed the strategic significance of developments in microelectronics, 5G, and AI…
Chapter 2
Strong economic foundations enable societies to thrive and provide the resources for nations to sustain…
Chapter 3
Technology governance is the under-appreciated factor in technology competition. The societies that harness new technologies…
Chapter 4
Technology is now the heart of a long-term, systemic competition between open, democratic societies and…
Chapter 5
The character of war is changing. Before the end of this decade, the United States…
Chapter 6
The mid-decade challenge for the U.S. Intelligence Community is winning the accelerating race for actionable…
Chapter 7
Two multi-trillion dollar questions loom over the future of competition: which technologies will shape the…
Appendix
Chair Dr. Eric Schmidt CEO Ylli Bajraktari Board of Advisors Michèle FlournoyRobert O. WorkDr. Nadia…