US NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY 2017: APPROACH FROM THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS METHODOLOGICAL POINT

Abstract

The national security strategy is a mandatory document to be created by the presidential administration. According to the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 to reorganize the US Department of Defense, the presidential administration is required to submit its own vision for the development of the defense sector and its strategic objectives to Congress [1].

References

1. H.R.3622 - Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 // US Congress Official Website. – 1986. – Link: https://www.congress.gov/ bill/99th-congress/house-bill/3622.
2. National Security Strategy of the United States of America // White House Official Website. – 2017. – Link: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/ uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905.pdf.
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