The National Security Strategy Report is published by the executive branch of the United States government. It is intended to be a comprehensive statement articulating the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the United States that are important to its security. Among the reporting requirements are those actions needed to deter aggression and to implement the national security strategy.
Under the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986 (amending Title 50, Chapter 15, Section 404a of the US Code), the President must submit a report on the national security strategy of the United States to Congress each year. However, especially in recent years, these reports have been made late or not at all.
National Security Strategy Reports
| Year | Administration | National Security Strategy Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Joseph R. Biden | National Security Strategy |
| 2021 | Joseph R. Biden | RENEWING AMERICA’S ADVANTAGES / Interim National Security Strategic Guidance |
| 2020 | Donald Trump | None Produced |
| 2019 | Donald Trump | None Produced |
| 2018 | Donald Trump | None Produced |
| 2017 | Donald Trump | National Security Strategy of the United States |
| 2016 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2015 | Barack Obama | National Security Strategy |
| 2014 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2013 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2011 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2010 | Barack Obama | National Security Strategy |
| 2009 | Barack Obama | None Produced |
| 2008 | George W. Bush | None Produced |
| 2007 | George W. Bush | None Produced |
| 2006 | George W. Bush | The National Security Strategy of the United States of America |
| 2005 | George W. Bush | None Produced |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | None Produced |
| 2003 | George W. Bush | None Produced |
| 2002 | George W. Bush | The National Security Strategy of the United States of America |
| 2001 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy For A Global Age |
| 2000 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy For A New Century |
| 1999 | Bill Clinton | None Produced |
| 1998 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy For A New Century |
| 1997 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy For A New Century |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement |
| 1995 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement |
| 1994 | Bill Clinton | A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement |
| 1993 | George H.W. Bush | National Security Strategy of the United States |
| 1992 | George H.W. Bush | None Produced |
| 1991 | George H.W. Bush | National Security Strategy of the United States |
| 1990 | George H.W. Bush | National Security Strategy of the United States |
| 1989 | George H.W. Bush | None Produced |
| 1988 | Ronald Reagan | National Security Strategy of the United States |
| 1987 | Ronald Reagan | National Security Strategy of the United States |
Additional Materials:
National Defense Strategy is produced by the Secretary of Defense to describe how the Department of Defense will contribute to the execution of the President’s National Security Strategy.
National Military Strategy is produced by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to describe how the military will contribute to the execution of the President’s National Security Strategy and the Secretary of Defense’s National Defense Strategy.
About NSSA
The National Security Strategy Archive (NSSA), a project of Brollachan, LLC, is devoted to the promotion of the national security of the United States of America through unbiased education and dissemination of research and information. NSSA provides access to public documents on national security strategy, including but not limited to the National Security Strategy Reports produced in compliance with the Goldwater-Nichols Act, related official documents, third-party research, and public commentary.
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