Thomas F. Lynch III is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the U.S. National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies specializing in Great Power Competition, India’s Strategic Rise & Indo-Pacific Security and is an Adjunct Professor at the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He is the editor of the recent book, Strategic Assessment 2020: Into a New Era of Great Power Competition.

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