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In 2014, the United States did not release an unclassified National Security Strategy (NSS). This was the thirteenth time since the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 that the legal requirement to publish the NSS was not met. The law requires the President to send Congress a yearly report explaining the country’s national … Read more

In 1989, the United States did not publish an unclassified National Security Strategy (NSS). This was the first year after the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 that the legal requirement for a National Security Strategy was not met. The law says the President must send Congress a yearly report explaining the country’s … Read more

In 1999, the United States did not release an unclassified National Security Strategy (NSS). This was the third time since the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 that the legal requirement to publish this report was not met. The law requires the President to send Congress a yearly report explaining the country’s overall … Read more

The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a primary policy document mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. It explains how the United States intends to defend its interests, address global risks, work with partners, and guide military and diplomatic planning. However, in 2013, the U.S. government did not issue an unclassified … Read more

According to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, this strategy “proceeds from the premise that the two strategic challenges – geopolitical competition and shared transnational threats – are intertwined.” Like all national security strategies, it “encompasses all elements of our national power-diplomacy, development cooperation, industrial strategy, economic statecraft, intelligence, and defense.” the 2022 National Security Strategy is … Read more

It is the policy of the United States to seek and support democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. In the world today, the fundamental character of regimes matters as much as the distribution of power among them. The goal of our statecraft … Read more

Preface … iii I. Introduction… 1Challenges and Opportunities… 1The Imperative of Engagement… 1Implementing the Strategy… 2 II. Advancing U.S. National Interests… 5Enhancing Security at Home and Abroad… 6Threats to U.S. Interests… 6The Need for Integrated Approaches… 7Shaping the International Environment… 8Diplomacy… 8International Assistance… 8Arms Control… 9Nonproliferation Initiatives… 11Military Activities… 12International Law Enforcement Cooperation… 13Environmental Initiatives… … Read more

Despite being published more than a year after the inauguration, this report is the first national security strategy report of the Clinton administration, and thus its first attempt to announce a comprehensive national security strategy. While a number of reasons were offered for the year-and-a-half delay, including a focus on domestic issues and difficulty in … Read more

Title: National Security Strategy of the United States Published: Jan. 1, 1993 Administration: George H. W. Bush Download: PDF Delay and Context of the 1992 Report As had become by this time the general trend, the 1992 report was delayed by various distractions. While a draft had been prepared by early 1992, the final report was not submitted until … Read more