"We are in the midst of a fundamental debate about the future direction of our world...No nation is better positioned to navigate this future than America."
-President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Interim National Security Strategic Guidance (2021)
Interim National Security Strategic Guidance-2021 was issued in March 2021 to convey President Joe Biden's vision for how America will engage with the world, and to provide guidance for US departments while the Biden Administration begins work on a National Security Strategy.
This short essay is a good companion to two other reports released during the same period: The Annual Threat Assessment, an annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States, compiled by the US Intelligence Community; and Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World by the National Intelligence Council, which specifically describes long-term global challenges (both available from Cosimo Reports).
Students of national security, policymakers, journalists, and anyone interested in US security will find this report essential reading.
