Decoding the US National Security Strategy

By Emily Dunn and Luke Bencie

Countries and organizations often prepare security strategies that outline their major security concerns and how they plan to address them. What is important to remember is that strategy - in its simplest form - is a framework of “why” we do something, rather than the more easily understood tactical steps of “how” we do it. To this end, a national strategy is intended to drive the decision-making process of its leadership, instead of offering a step-by-step resp...