Bøger af Us National Security Council

"The issues that face us are momentous, involving the fulfilment or destruction not only of this Republic but of civilisation itself." -NCS-68 (1950) The National Security Council Report 68, or NSC-68, was drafted by a NSC Study Group under the chairmanship of Paul Nitze of the State Department and presented to President Truman in April 1950. It described the Soviet Union as the biggest threat to the United States, recommending a large expansion of the military budget and aid to America's allies. This top-secret report, declassified in 1975, established the geopolitical framework for waging the Cold War and became one of its most influential documents setting the stage for the future collapse of the Soviet Union. This is a must-read for students of foreign policy and history, and anyone interested in American-Russian relations.

"Together we must affirm that domestic terrorism has no place in our society."-President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (June 2021)National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (June 2021) conveys the Biden Administration's view of domestic terrorism and strategy on how to deal with it.What is domestic terrorism? As defined by this report, it is based on a range of violent ideological motivations, including racial bigotry and anti-government feeling, and it can take several forms, from lone actors and small groups to violent militias.

"...the Indo-Pacific region is a beautiful constellation of nations, each its own bright star, satellites to none-and each one, a people, a culture, a way of life, and a home."-President Donald J. Trump (2017)US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific and Foreign Threats to the 2020 Elections, a collection of documents released during the final days of the Trump administration, offers unique insight in the US-China challenge and the different views within the US intelligence community.- US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific (2018), declassified in January 2021, identifies America's top security challenge: "How to maintain US strategic primacy in the Indo-Pacific region and promote a liberal economic order while preventing China from establishing new, illiberal spheres of influence."- US Strategic Approach to the People's Republic of China (2020) describes the US-China challenges.- Politicization by the Intelligence Community in the 2020 US Elections (January 2021) by the Ombudsman with the Office of the DNI, accuses the CIA of applying a double standard when assessing Chinese vs. Russian election influence.- Foreign Threats to the 2020 US Elections (January 2021), a letter by John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence, poses that China sought to interfere in the 2020 US elections.