On Monday October 11, 2021, the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) convened a public lecture entitled “Contemporary Great Power Competition” in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the KFCRIS, HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal. The speaker was Professor David DesRoches (Near East South Asia Center, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA). The lecture was moderated by Ayael Alqarni (Research Fellow, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies).