Abstract
The twenty-first century has challenged the post-Cold War expectation that globalisation, economic interdependence and technological connectivity would produce a more peaceful and stable world. Instead, strategic competition has expanded across military, economic, technological, informational, cyber and societal domains. The same interconnected systems that enabled unprecedented prosperity have also created new vulnerabilities and instruments of coercion. This paper examines how technology, resource competition, geopolitical rivalry, terrorism, migration and global interdependence have transformed the strategic environment. It argues that military success alone no longer constitutes strategic success. The enduring objective of strategy must therefore be to preserve and enhance comprehensive national power over the long term.
Keywords: Strategic Competition, Geopolitical Rivalry, Economic Interdependence, Technological Connectivity, Endless Conflict
