U.S. National Security Strategy

The U.S. national security strategy is based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better.

The files on this site have been reproduced from files on the National Security Council web site.

The National Security Strategy of the United States is available as a single
PDF File (for accessibility software, please go to http://access.adobe.com/)

It is also available as a series of HTML files:

--  Foreword by President George W. Bush
--  I. Overview of America's International Strategy
--  II. Champion Aspirations for Human Dignity
--  III. Strengthen Alliances to Defeat Global Terrorism and Work to Prevent Attacks Against Us and Our Friends
--  IV. Work With Others to Defuse Regional Conflicts
--  V. Prevent Our Enemies from Threatening Us, Our Allies, and Our Friends with Weapons of Mass Destruction
--  VI. Ignite a New Era of Global Economic Growth through Free Markets and Free Trade
--  VII. Expand the Circle of Development by Opening Societies and Building the Infrastructure of Democracy
--  VIII. Develop Agendas for Cooperative Action With the Other Main Centers of Global Power
--  IX. Transform America's National Security Institutions To Meet the Challenges and Opportunities of the 21st Century