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handle is hein.amenin/aeiacjn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: he Un-ited States faces a renewed peodm of great power competition, and the Naion a Security Council (NSC) the principa I for presidential nation a! secr n'decson-rmain g, needs to be o vthetask A drscip ined eff.ective process thaisgrod in the NSC's statu toy rameworkan d the lessons its hatory can gve the psident a chanceto mrake goord decisions Rather h teatig the NSCI as a suoeracency for naiona secuirity matters, presidents and their staffs should see the NSC for what it s: a powerful tool to help piresidents make deesions America s post-Cold War holiday from history is over, and w now face a renewed period of great power competmon. Competition between the United States and its to great power co mpetitors---- China and Russia-combined with the threats of rogue staes isuaernational terrorist networks. and the proliferation of nuclear and other weapons of mass d-estrucion sets the context for American national securitv policymaking, as the new National Defense Strategy' observes. To protect and advance US nterests and values, American national security policymnakers must shake off the rust accumulated over our long hibernation and address the current task with discipline, vigor, pragmatism, and a clear- eyed appreciation of America's strengrhs. The United States possesses enduring sources of strength, including our military might, our eco- noiic leadership, our institutions of republican self-government, and the strength of our values. To comoete and win., it is essential to ad.apt our national security policy by reaigning and coordinat- ing US foreign policy, military strategy, economic statecraft, and other tools of nat inal power to face a more eompetitve international environment, Meeting these challenges will require carefully cousidering the institutions and processes of national security decision-making, because the urgency of these challenges detmands sharp judgment and pragmatic policynaking, supported by robust decision-mnaking process suited to the moment and grounded in pnrdenc, statute, and. historical practice. In par-ticurh tools of presi- dential national security decision-making through tie National Security Cou ncil (NSC) should be reevaluated in the context of the emerging inter- national order that this oresident and future presidents will face. At a time of renewed challenge abroad and testing of many political institutions at honme, reminding ourselves of the purposes toward which we design the institutions of national security can lay the groundwork for presenving what is goo d, while establishing a franiework for renewal. For the presidency, that moans asking

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