• Preface


• A. U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY AND NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY


• Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.


• DOCUMENT NO. 1: National Security Strategy, The White House, Washington, D.C., February 2015


• DOCUMENT NO. 2: The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R44023, Nathan J. Lucas and Kathleen J. McInnis, October 1, 2015


• DOCUMENT NO. 3: The National Military Strategy of the United States of America, Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 2015


• DOCUMENT NO. 4: The 2015 National Military Strategy: Background and Questions for Congress, Kathleen J. McInnis, CRS Insights, July 29, 2015


• B. U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY


• Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.


• DOCUMENT NO. 5: The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America, Office of the Director for National Intelligence/United States Intelligence Community, Washington, D.C., September 18, 2014


• C. CYBER STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS


• Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.


• DOCUMENT NO. 6: The Department of Defense Cyber Strategy, Department of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2015


• D. LEGAL UPDATE


• Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.


• DOCUMENT NO. 7: A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Issues and Current Proposals in Brief, CRS Report No. R43760, Matthew C. Weed, February 20, 2015


• DOCUMENT NO. 8: 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force: Issues Concerning Its Continued Application, CRS Report No. R43983, Matthew C. Weed, April 14, 2015


• DOCUMENT NO. 9: The War Powers Resolution: Concepts and Practice, CRS Report No. R42699, Matthew C. Weed, April 3, 2015

Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests.