The US Has a National Security Strategy. Where’s Canada’s?
The new U.S. national security strategy is about action, not talk. Continued complacency risks making Canada irrelevant—or worse.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
On Dec. 5, 2025, the president of the United States announced a new national security strategy. Each successive U.S. administration issues such a document at the beginning of its term, forcing a reassessment of national security at least every four years. It is a foundational exercise for government and for the public.
David Redman
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David Redman is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Army and senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
