21世纪,美国在经济、军事,外交等各个方面都面临来自全球的竞争,其全球主导地位正在消退。虽然美国仍然是世界上最强大的国家,但保持国家领导力、维护国家安全将需要美国强化其现有能力。其中一项重要举措就是定期、有效地开展创新。为此,美智库大西洋理事会研究员富兰克林·克莱默与詹姆斯·莱特森在2016年4月发表的《大西洋理 In the 21st century, the United States faces competition from all over the world in all aspects of economy, military affairs and diplomacy. Its global dominance is receding. Although the United States remains the most powerful country in the world, maintaining the country’s leadership and safeguarding its national security will require the United States to strengthen its existing capabilities. One of the important measures is to carry out innovation regularly and effectively. To this end, the United States think tank Atlantic Council researcher Franklin Kramer and James Letterson in April 2016 published "Atlantic rationale