Three key takeaways from the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy
The National Security Strategy is finally out, 22 months into the Biden administration. But what does it actually say?
By VALERIE INSINNA
on October 14, 2022 at 7:15 AM
WASHINGTON — Twenty two months after taking office, the Biden administration finally released its National Security Strategy, ending a drawn out process that was compounded by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
On the whole, the strategy provided few major surprises. Concerns about the rise of China — and the threat the autocratic state poses to both its neighbors and the United States — continue to be the largest national security focus for the administration. And while the war in Ukraine has brought a sense of immediacy and greater attention to threat still posed by Russia, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that the conflict didn’t result in any major alterations to the strategy.
However, the devil is always in the details, defense experts told Breaking Defense. Here’s what they see as the major takeaways.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2022/10/three-key-takeaways-from-the-biden-administrations-national-security-strategy/
