Introduction
A. THE 2017 U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
DOCUMENT NO. 1: National Security Strategy of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., December 2017
DOCUMENT NO. 2: Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military's Competitive Edge, Jim Mattis, The Pentagon, January 19, 2018
B. THE RUSSIAN CONTEXT
Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
DOCUMENT NO. 3: Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation, Moscow, November 30, 2016
DOCUMENT NO. 4: National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation Presidential Edict 683, Moscow, December 31, 2015
DOCUMENT NO. 5: The Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation, No. Pr.-2076, Moscow, December 25, 2014
C. THE CHINESE CONTEXT
Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
DOCUMENT NO. 6: China's National Defense in 2008, Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, January 20, 2009
DOCUMENT NO. 7: China's Military Strategy, Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, May 2015
DOCUMENT NO. 8: China's Policies on Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation, Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, January 2017
DOCUMENT NO. 9: Secure a Decisive Victory in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects and Strive for the Great Success of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Speech by Xi Jinping delivered at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, October 18, 2017
D. THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
DOCUMENT NO. 10: U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R44891, Ronald O'Rourke and Michael Moodie, October 20, 2017
DOCUMENT NO. 11: A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R43838, Ronald O'Rourke, December 12, 2017