America’s competition with authoritarian powers has intensified in recent weeks. China’s Xi Jinping was granted an unprecedented third term as he warned of “dangerous storms ahead.” President Joe Biden issued sweeping restrictions that have been described as hobbling China’s chip industry. If America is to prevail in this competition, it must recognize that it can only do so aligned with allies, that geopolitical competition requires a renewed focus on strengthening alliances and that any industrial policies enacted should support rather than detract from alliance building. Never before in our lifetimes has the United States been challenged by a rival closer...