Background
On October 10 the Biden administration released it’s new National Security Strategy. Although it is rare to release the strategy almost two years into a Presidential term, the Russian invasion of the Ukraine delayed the release. In the Strategy, the administration tries to balance the need to compete with Russia in the short-term, China (Russia/China Competition is “Great Power Competition“) over the longer term while still cooperating on global problems such as avoiding climate change and preventing the spread of global disease
General
Experts React: Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy
What grade does Biden’s national security strategy get?
Yes
*Russia and China are both competitors and resources are needed to challenge them
*The administration needed time to release the strategy due to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine
*Russia is a broader threat to Europe
*China is a broader threat to Asia
*In order to protect our own interests, we have to cooperate with countries that we do not always agree with
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No
*The strategy envisions competing against both Russia and China and the US doesn’t have the resources to do that
*The strategy envisions competing against both Russia and China as well as cooperating with them to solve global problems. Both cannot be done.
*The strategy was released way too late in the term for it to matter
*Competing against Russia and China risks war
*Russia’s military is weak and actually doesn’t constitute a threat
*Cooperating with some non-Democratic countries “when necessary” undermines global democracy
*The strategy should not focus on non-military issues
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