Against the background of polarization in American politics, Republicans and Democrats unexpectedly came to a two-party consensus, armed with the idea of competition between great powers with Russia and China as a common basis, writes Vance Serchuk, executive director of the Global KKR Institute for The Washington Post.  

In particular, Washington sees in competition with states the struggle for technological and military superiority. However, the US misunderstand the essence of competition with Moscow and Beijing, which in turn can lead to failure, the author notes.

For example, look at Syria, where since 2011 the US has fought Russia. The fight brought Washington clearly unfavorable results, says Search. The US military power in Syria is technically superior to the Russian one, but in the end, the Kremlin succeeded in the Middle East region, and Surian President Bashar Assad managed to retain power, despite US demands to overthrow his regime.