The 2017 National Security Strategy: Issues for Congress

Abstract

On December 18, 2017, the Trump Administration released its first National Security Strategy (NSS). The document maintains that, in addition to the threats posed to the United States by rogue regimes and violent extremist organizations that have been a central focus of national security policy since the end of the Cold War, great power rivalry and competition have once again become a central feature of the international security landscape. To advance U.S. interests effectively within this strategic context, the Administration argues, the United States must improve domestic American security and bolster economic competitiveness while rebuilding its military

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 2017
Accession Number
AD1172109

Entities

People

  • Kathleen J. McInnis

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Cold War
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Security
  • Economics
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies