A New Era of Great Power Competition

We have reached an inflection point. Thirty years after the end of the Cold War, the United States and its allies have entered into a new era of geopolitical competition with ascendant powers. This new era of competition has challenged foundational ideas and institutions of the post-World War II global order: multilateralism, market liberalism, and even democracy itself.

At the dawn of this new era, the United States has the economic, technological, and strategic power to compete and lead on the global stage. Now, we need a long-term strategic vision to address the three pivotal challenges of the twenty-first century.

No one has a monopoly on solutions to these complex global challenges. At Silverado, we believe that fundamental disagreement over questions of American policy is not only an inevitable byproduct of our democratic process; it is an absolutely indispensable part of that process.

Through public events, roundtable discussions, papers, op-eds, and new institutional partnerships, we're bringing together policy experts and stakeholders from different disciplines, industries, and political vantage-points to challenge entrenched ideas about American leadership and build consensus around new paths toward American prosperity and global competitiveness in the 21st century.

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