Strategic Competition > Security
Defense & Deterrence
Deterring Conflict, Securing Domains, and Strengthening Alliances
Kennedy aboard the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on a seven day cruise from Pearly Harbor, Hawaii to San Diego, California.
- Peace through strength remains the cornerstone of global stability. In an era of renewed aggression, hybrid threats, and strategic ambiguity, American security depends on more than battlefield dominance—it requires domain superiority, industrial preparedness, and allied coordination.
- This section examines the tools and policies needed to defend freedom of navigation, space access, and air superiority; to reinforce NATO and Indo-Pacific alliances; and to revitalize the military-industrial base needed to deter sustained conflict.
Strategic competition is not just about avoiding war—it’s about ensuring adversaries know they cannot win one.
