<p>This volume explores the determinants of state power, the strategic options of rising powers, the drivers of conflict in dynamic international systems, and American grand strategy past and present to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the current era of great power competition.</p><p>Leveraging insights from international relations, history, economics, and political demography, it offers rich perspectives on the competition among newly rising powers and long-dominant leaders in the international system. The book presents novel theories and innovative empirical investigations into the economic and demographic challenges confronting rising powers, along with new inquiries into these countries¿ capacity to mobilize both their citizens and their militaries. While China¿s grand strategy has attracted significant attention in recent years, these authors look beyond US-PRC relations by considering the war proneness and strategic repertoires of rising regional powers, including I