The competition continuum describes, from the joint force perspective, the environment in which the United States applies the instruments of national power (i.e., diplomatic, informational, …

Mar 28, 2018 · The JCIC offers a more comprehensive and flexible spectrum of strategic relations—the competition continuum of cooperation, competition below armed conflict, and …

Jul 25, 2024 · With a credible threat gap between the United States and competitor states shrinking, strategic dialogues increasingly emphasize competition to gain relative superiority …

joint force is never solely in coopera-tion (or in competition below armed conflict or in armed conflict) but in-stead campaigns through a mixture of cooperation, competition below armed …

Apr 11, 2018 · The competition continuum is represented by a spectrum going from cooperation, through competition below armed conflict, to armed conflict itself.

Nov 2, 2023 · The competition continuum points to how a wide variety of non-combat related activities have a competitive effect in the operating environment. Therefore, these activities …

Jun 5, 2019 · Joint Doctrine Note 1-19, “Competition Continuum,” describes how the military needs to think about campaigning over time rather than engaging in specific, set campaigns.

Mar 29, 2021 · Military competition encompasses the range of activities and operations employed to achieve political objectives and to deny adversaries the ability to achieve objectives …

Jan 10, 2026 · The June 3, 2019 joint doctrine note "describes the competition continuum; discusses some of its implications for how the joint force campaigns; and describes aspects of …

The competition continuum describes a world of enduring competition conducted through a mixture of cooperation, adversarial competition below armed conflict, and armed conflict.