October 12, 2022
From the earliest days of my Presidency, I have argued that our world is at an inflection point.
How we respond to the tremendous challenges and the unprecedented opportunities we face
today will determine the direction of our world and impact the security and prosperity of the
American people for generations to come. The 2022 National Security Strategy outlines how my
Administration will seize this decisive decade to advance America’s vital interests, position the
United States to outmaneuver our geopolitical competitors, tackle shared challenges, and set our
world firmly on a path toward a brighter and more hopeful tomorrow.
Around the world, the need for American leadership is as great as it has ever been. We are in the
midst of a strategic competition to shape the future of the international order. Meanwhile, shared
challenges that impact people everywhere demand increased global cooperation and nations
stepping up to their responsibilities at a moment when this has become more difficult. In
response, the United States will lead with our values, and we will work in lockstep with our
allies and partners and with all those who share our interests. We will not leave our future
vulnerable to the whims of those who do not share our vision for a world that is free, open,
prosperous, and secure. As the world continues to navigate the lingering impacts of the
pandemic and global economic uncertainty, there is no nation better positioned to lead with
strength and purpose than the United States of America.
From the moment I took the oath of office, my Administration has focused on investing in
America’s core strategic advantages. Our economy has added 10 million jobs and
unemployment rates have reached near record lows. Manufacturing jobs have come racing back
to the United States. We’re rebuilding our economy from the bottom up and the middle out.
We’ve made a generational investment to upgrade our Nation’s infrastructure and historic
investments in innovation to sharpen our competitive edge for the future. Around the world,
nations are seeing once again why it’s never a good bet to bet against the United States of
America.
We have also reinvigorated America’s unmatched network of alliances and partnerships to
uphold and strengthen the principles and institutions that have enabled so much stability,
prosperity, and growth for the last 75 years. We have deepened our core alliances in Europe and
the Indo-Pacific. NATO is stronger and more united than it has ever been, as we look to
welcome two capable new allies in Finland and Sweden. We are doing more to connect our
partners and strategies across regions through initiatives like our security partnership with
Australia and the United Kingdom (AUKUS). And we are forging creative new ways to work in
common cause with partners around issues of shared interest, as we are with the European
Union, the Indo-Pacific Quad, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, and the Americas
Partnership for Economic Prosperity.