American Strategy in Practice: National Security and National Defense, 2025-2026 by The White House

The 2025 National Security Strategy and the 2026 National Defense Strategy together define how the United States understands power, competition, and security in a rapidly changing world. This Milstar Books Military Doctrine Collection reprint edition brings both foundational strategy documents into a single, durable reference volume for students, veterans, researchers, policymakers, and informed citizens. The National Security Strategy explains what the United States seeks in the world, including economic security, energy dominance, resilient supply chains, technological leadership, and strong alliances. It outlines how national interests connect to global stability, trade, deterrence, and American leadership. Readers gain a clear picture of how national priorities shape foreign policy and long-term strategy. The National Defense Strategy translates those priorities into military planning and defense posture. It details how the U.S. armed forces are organized to deter conflict, defend the homeland, strengthen alliances, modernize capabilities, and sustain the defense industrial base. The document addresses great power competition, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, while also covering Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Published together for the first time in a unified edition, these two strategies can be read side by side to show how national goals align with military power. This combined format makes it easier to compare themes such as deterrence, burden sharing, industrial resilience, technology competition, and regional security. Read more