CSC PAPERS (2022)
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The Occasional Papers published by MITRE’s Center for Strategic Competition


During Dr. Ford’s tenure as a MITRE Fellow and founding Director of the MITRE Corporation’s Center for Strategic Competition in 2022-23, the Center published a series of Occasional Papers on topics related to strategic competition.  The CSC Occasional Papers should also be available on MITRE’s website, but for your convenience they may all also be found below.


Mitre 's center for strategic competition and the occasional papers series


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Volume 1 (2022)


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“China’s Strategic  Vision: A Short Primer”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 9  (December 28, 2022)
by Christopher Ford

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“Science and Technology Net Assessment and Competitive Strategy”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 8  (December 21, 2022)
by Christopher Ford & Dawn Meyerriecks

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“Systems and Strategy: Causal Maps, Complexity, and Strategic Competition”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 7  (November 14, 2022)

by Christopher Ford

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“Using Publicly Available Information in American ‘Whole of Nation’ Strategic Competition”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 6  (November 10, 2022)

by Christopher Ford, Marin Halper, & Andrea McFeely

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“Democratizing Technology: Web3 and the Future of the Internet”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 5  (October 12, 2022)

by Charles Clancy, Christopher Ford, Michael Norman, & Sanith Wijesinghe

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Securing Web 3

“Securing Web3 and Winning the Battle for the Future of the Internet”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 4  (September 1, 2022)

by Charles Clancy, Christopher Ford, Michael Norman, & Sanith Wijesinghe

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“China’s Strategic Vision: Part Three – Envisioning a Sinocentric World”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 3 (June 27, 2022)

by Christopher A. Ford

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“China’s Strategic Vision: Part Two – Tools and Axes of Competition”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 2 (June 27, 2022)

by Christopher A. Ford

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China's Strategic Vision

“China’s Strategic Vision: Part One – The Communist Party’s Strategic Framing”

Occasional Papers, vol. 1, no. 1 (June 27, 2022)

by Christopher A. Ford

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