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The 2017 national security strategy: A scorecard

  • Written by Peter Dombrowski, Professor, Strategic Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, US Naval War College
imageDonald Trump laying out a national strategy, Dec. 18, 2017.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The U.S. Congress mandates that each presidential administration produce a “national security strategy,” although it does not specify when or how often. The periodic reports usually arrive with little public fanfare – beyond the intense...

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