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Senate Hearing on Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy

Original title: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

January 1, 2020

national security foreign policy defense strategy military readiness geopolitics

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing established the legislative framework for shifting U.S. defense priorities from counter-terrorism to long-term strategic competition with Russia and China, directly influencing future military budget allocations and readiness policies.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. Military

The military is subject to defense spending caps and strategic shifts in mission priorities.

Department of Defense

The agency is responsible for implementing the new National Defense Strategy.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2020.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on January 25, 2018, to discuss global security threats and the Trump administration's new national security and defense strategies. Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, along with former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, provided expert testimony on long-term strategic competition.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on January 25, 2018, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The committee reviewed the Trump administration's National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Strategy (NDS).
The new defense strategy identifies long-term strategic competition with Russia and China as the primary national security concern, replacing terrorism.
Senator Inhofe called for the removal of defense spending caps to address military readiness and modernization issues.
The committee emphasized the need for bipartisan cooperation to pass appropriation bills.
The hearing included testimony from three former high-ranking State Department officials.
The strategy prioritizes near-peer competition, rogue nations, and terrorism as key threats.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main shift in U.S. defense strategy discussed in this hearing?

The strategy shifted focus from counter-terrorism to long-term strategic competition with Russia and China.

Why did the committee hold this hearing?

To receive expert testimony on global challenges and to evaluate the administration's new national security and defense strategies.

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Discoveries

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Shift to Great Power Competition

The hearing explicitly documents the formal transition of U.S. national security focus from counter-terrorism to competition with Russia and China.

Russia China

Connected Entities

personJohn McCain“Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee”Map →

personRichard L. Armitage“Former Deputy Secretary of State and witness”Map →

personGeorge P. Shultz“Former Secretary of State and witness”Map →

personHenry A. Kissinger“Former Secretary of State and witness”Map →

organizationCommittee on Armed Services“Senate committee conducting the hearing”Map →

personJames M. Inhofe“Senator and presiding Chairman of the Armed Services Committee”Map →

personJack Reed“Senator and ranking member”Map →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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