Distinguished Fellow Ken Westbrook argues that the National Security Strategy could have done more to recognize cyber-enabled financial crime as a first-order national security crisis.

“Defending the homeland” has always been the point of the national defense strategy, experts argue, but the precursors to the forthcoming update hint that the way the U.S. practices homeland defense ...

On Jan. 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy used his inaugural address to proclaim America’s commitment to protecting and promoting democracy and freedom across the globe. This country, he promised, ...

President Donald Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy breaks the mold of White House strategy documents being a product of an elite policy consensus. From the outset, the document ...

Distinguished Fellow Anka Lee argues that while the National Security Strategy includes robust language on China, the Trump Administration still needs a rallying cry to counter Beijing’s broader ...

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America issued in late 2025 is the Trump administration’s first comprehensive strategy document of its current term and marks a sharp break from ...

An undated photo of President Trump meeting with Jared Isaacman that Isaacman posted after being renominated to lead NASA Nov. 4. Credit: X @rookisaacman The Trump administration’s new national ...

Sometimes, what a troubled relationship needs more than anything else is honesty. That is what President Donald Trump‘s 2025 National Security Strategy would deliver to Europe. Despite what critics ...

President Trump is pursuing aggressive policies throughout the Western Hemisphere. His administration is calling it the "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine.