Strategic Competition in the Second Trump Administration

  • In person
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6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center, and Online
Chess pieces stand text to each other wrapped in the US and Chinese flags

The strategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) emerged prominently during Donald Trump’s first administration. Policies such as tariffs and trade restrictions, initially implemented under Trump, were subsequently maintained and expanded under Joe Biden’s administration.

Now, as the makeup of the second Trump Administration takes shape and following the President’s priorities outlined in his inaugural address, the Wilson Center is convening its leading experts on China, the Indo-Pacific, Russia, and the Middle East. Join us for a discussion on the potential trajectories of strategic competition in the coming years, focusing on how the administration’s policies may shape relations with key global players and impact regional dynamics.

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Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition

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Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.    Read more

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Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.   Read more

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Middle East Program

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