April 2023
Editors Tim Welter | Bob Hummel
Download the 2023 GCP Compendium.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies established the Global Competition Project (GCP) in 2021 to help identify, elevate, and address some of the most vexing societal-level challenges facing the US today. Throughout 2021 and 2022, the Potomac Institute conducted a series of symposia and studies titled the Global Competition Project, which aims to leverage the lens of the global competitive environment to bring contextual relevance to the Institute’s unique science and policy-focused mission and contributions to the nation. The Institute’s work is especially influential at the intersection of prosperity and security by helping to ensure the adoption of the right policies and processes to enable the nation to flourish when faced with the complexities of the dynamic contemporary global landscape.
Events
- September 29, 2021 What is Competition?
- February 24, 2022 Economics and the Spectrum of Conflict—Is DOD prepared?
- November 3, 2021 US Microelectronics Supply Chains and Competitive Advantage
- December 1, 2021 Strategic Communications and Information in Competition
- January 26, 2022 Education, 20-Somethings, and Competition
- March 30, 2022 Envisioning Competitive Advantage in the Space Domain
- April 26, 2022 Energy Advantage—The Cornerstone of 21st Century Security and Prosperity
- November 30, 2022 Advancing American Competitiveness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Decades Ahead
Compendium
This compendium reviews the GCP’s analyses and results to date and presents a collection of published writings on global competition from the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies’ publication STEPS: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Policy Studies, and some original articles that have not previously appeared in Potomac Institute publications. The foreword by the Honorable William “Mac” Thornberry was derived from his keynote address at the November 30, 2022 project event and subsequent publication in Breaking Defense.
Acknowledgments
We thank the many participants in the Global Competition Project (GCP), authors who contributed papers, and staff and attendees to Potomac Institute for Policy Studies GCP events. This compendium represents a compilation of discussions and writings by many people. We thank Potomac Institute Chairman of the Board, General Al Gray, USMC (retired); Potomac Institute CEO Jen Buss, PhD; Potomac Institute intern Jessica Kirkpatrick; and Potomac Institute staff Trevor Hufford, Joe Parrish, and Michael Montgomery for editing; Potomac Institute Director of Communications Abby Gillett; and Alex Taliesen of Potomac Institute Press and Sherry Loveless of Catsworth Studios for production.
