Regional Perspectives

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INAUGURAL GREAT POWER COMPETITION CONFERENCE: GREAT POWER AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN THE CENTRAL REGION

January 2020

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The inaugural Great Power Conference, held on January 29-30, 2020 at the University of South Florida's Tampa campus, provided a forum for strategic thinkers, scholars, leaders, and subject matter experts to discuss, collaborate, and provide perspectives on each of the Great Powers' ability to influence the political, security, and economic issues in the Central Region.

The conference facilitated an understanding of Great Power and Regional Perspectives in the Central Region as it related to (1) regional perspectives on the Afghanistan peace process, (2) regional perspectives on Iran, (3) regional diplomacy and politics, (4) regional economic challenges and opportunities, (5) security, trends, threats, and areas of cooperation, and (6) U.S. leverage of the information environment to support a stable region. With this deeper understanding, according to the National Security Strategy, the U.S. can create the required competitive space and security capabilities to prevent China and Russia from "contesting America's geopolitical advantages and try to change the international order in their favor."