Series

This series compiled by the ISN contains defense white papers, security strategies and related government reports from countries around the world. These documents provide authoritative statements of a government's defense and security policies as well as threat assessments.

Publications: Lebanon: The Lebanese Defensive Policy in Light of Vital Interests
Bélgique: Le plan stratégique 2000-2015 à mi-parcours
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015
Japan: Defense of Japan 2014
France: French White Paper 2013
Spain: The National Security Strategy
Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2012
Strong and Secure: A Strategy for Australia’s National Security 2013
France: Defence and National Security 2013
Norwegian Defence 2013
Japan: Defense of Japan 2013
Australia: Defence White Paper 2013
The Military Strategy of the Republic of Lithuania 2012
Australia in the Asian Century 2012
Montenegro: Draft - National Security Strategy 2008
Macedonia: White Paper on Defence 2012
Philippines 2012: Transforming the Department of National Defense to Effectively Meet the Defense and Security Challenges of the 21st Century
Spain: National Defence Directive 2012
Norway: Future Acquisitions for the Norwegian Armed Forces 2012-2020
Albania: Military Review 2012
Latvia: The State Defence Concept 2012
South Africa: Executive Authority's Overarching Annual Strategic Statement for 2012 (EA OASS)
Japan: Defense of Japan 2012
Lithuania: National Security Strategy 2012
Georgia: National Security Concept of Georgia
Hungary: Hungary's National Security Strategy
Ireland: Strategy Statement 2011-2014
Summary of National Defence Policy (Malaysia)
Czech Republik: The Defence Strategy of the Czech Republic 2012
Hungary’s National Military Strategy 2012
Ukraine: White Book 2011
Canada: Report on Plans and Priorities 2012-13
Philippines: National Security Policy
Germany: Defence Policy Guidelines 2011
Czech Republic: The White Paper on Defence 2011
China: National Defense in 2010
South Africa: Annual Performance Plan 2011
South Africa: Strategic Plan 2011
United States of America: The National Military Strategy 2011
Brunei: Defence White Paper 2011
Czech Republic: Security Strategy 2011
South Africa: Overarching Strategic Statement for 2011
Österreich: Weissbuch 2010
Republic of China: National Defense Report 2011
Ukraine: White Book 2010
Lithuania: Defence Policy of Lithuania
Japan: National Defense Program Guidelines for FY 2011 and Beyond
New Zealand: Defence White Paper 2010
Schweiz: Armeebericht 2010
United Kingdom: A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty
Schweiz: Bericht des Bundesrates an die Bundesversammlung über die Sicherheitspolitik
Estonia: National Security Concept 2010
United States of America: The National Security Strategy
Russia: The Military Doctrine
Ukraine: White Book 2009
Australia: Counter-Terrorism White Paper 2010
South Africa: Strategic Plan 2010-2013
South Korea: Defense White Paper 2010
Chile: Libro de la Defensa Nacional 2010
Serbia: Defense White Paper 2010
Bulgaria: White Paper on Defence and the Armed Forces 2010
Argentina: Libro Blanco de la Defensa
NATO: 2010 Strategic Concept
The Netherlands: Future Policy Survey 2010
The Netherlands: Defence Doctrine 2010
Vietnam: National Defence
Ethiopia: Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy 2009
Serbia: National Security Strategy 2009
Denmark: Defence Agreement 2010 - 2014
Russia: National Security Strategy to 2020
Russia: National Security Strategy to 2020
Finland: Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2009
China: National Defense in 2008
Australia: Defence Capability Plan 2009
Australia: Defence White Paper 2009
Belize: The National Security Strategy 2009
Österreich: Weissbuch 2008
Poland: Defense Strategy 2009
Estonia: Long Term Defence Development Plan2009-2018
Brazil: National Strategy of Defense
South Korea: Defense White Paper 2008
Montenegro: Draft - Defence Strategy 2008
New Zealand: Defence Long-Term Development Plan 2008
France: The French White Paper on Defence and National Security
United States of America: The National Defense Strategy
United Kingdom: The National Security Strategy
Ukraine: White Book 2007
Spain: National Defence Directive 2008
Canada: Defence Strategy 2008
Czech Republic: Military Strategy 2008
Lithuania: Guidelines of the Minister of National Defence for 2009-2014
Ireland: Strategy Statement 2008-2010
Norway: Defence 2008
Ireland: White Paper on Defence
Ireland: The White Paper on Defence
Turkey: Defense White Paper for 2007
Azerbaijan: National Security Concept
Ukraine: White Book 2006
Armenia: The Military Doctrine
Armenia: National Security Strategy
Australia: National Security
Poland: National Security Strategy 2007
Romania: National Security Strategy 2007
Colombia: Policy for the Consolidation of Democratic Security (PCSD) 2007
Georgia: Georgian National Military Strategy
Shaping the Force Today
Cambodia: Defending the Kingdom of Cambodia 2006
Croatia: Armed Forces Long-Term Development Plan 2006-2015
Securely into the Future: Ministry of Defence Strategy 2025 (Finland 2006-2025)
Romania: Foreign Relations and National Security
Montenegro: Strategy of National Security of Montenegro 2006
Jamaica: National Security Strategy
United States of America: The National Defense Strategy
Ukraine: White Book 2005
South Korea: Defence White Paper 2006
Österreich: Weissbuch 2006
Germany: White Paper 2006
New Zealand: Defence Long-Term Development Plan 2006
Norway: Defence Strategy 2006
White Paper on Defence 2005 (Macedonia)
Slovakia: Defense Strategy 2005
Defence White Paper of Bosnia and Herzegovina June 2005
Albania: The Military Strategy
United States of America: The National Defense Strategy
Österreich: Weissbuch 2004
Brazil: National Defense Policy 2005
Italy: The Chief of the Italian Defence Staff Strategic Concept
Romania: National Security Strategy 2005
Romania: Military Strategy 2005
Serbia and Montenegro: Defense Strategy 2005
Slovakia: Security Strategy 2005
Canada: International Policy Statement (Overview) 2005
Canada: International Policy Statement (Defence) 2005
Croatia: Strategic Defence Review 2005
Honduras: Libro de la Defensa Nacional
Ecuador: Libro Blanco
Paraguay: Indice del Plan Global
Peru: Libro Blanco de la Defensa Nacional
Nicaragua: Libro de la Defensa Nacional 2005, parte 1
Nicaragua: Libro de la Defensa Nacional 2005, Parte 2
Spain: National Defence Directive 2004
Bolivia: Libro Blanco de Defensa 2004
New Zealand: Defence Long-Term Development Plan 2004
India: Indian Army Doctrine
Sweden: Our Future Defence
Finland: Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004
Uganda: White Paper on Defence Transformation
Denmark: The Danish Defence Agreement 2005-2009
Slovenia: Strategic Defence Review 2004
Chile: Book of the National Defense 2002
Hungary: The National Security Strategy of the Republic of Hungary
Norway: Proposition to Parliament on the Further Modernization of the Norwegian Armed Forces 2005-2008
Albania: National Security Strategy
Italy: Chod's Strategic Concept
Singapore: National Security Stategy 2004
Latvia: Report on State Defense Policy and Armed Forces Development
Brunei: Defense White Paper 2004
Estonia: National Security Concept 2004
Czech Republic: Military Strategy 2004
Norway: Strategic Defence Concept 2004
New Zealand: Defence Long-Term Development Plan 2003
Germany: Defence Policy Guidelines
Ireland: Strategy Statement 2003-2005
Indonesia: Defending the Country Entering the 21st Century
South Korea: Participatory Government Defense Policy 2003
Spain: Strategic Defence Review 2003
Poland: National Security Strategy 2003
Sierra Leone: Defence White Paper 2003
Slovakia: Doctrine of the Armed Forces 2003
European Union: A Secure Europe in a Better World
Bolivia: Libro Blanco de Defensa y Seguridad Democrática 2003
United States of America: The National Security Strategy
New Zealand: Defence Long-Term Development Plan 2002
Bulgaria: White Paper on Defence 2002
Belarus: The Military Doctrine
Cambodia: Defense Strategic Review 2002
Czech Republic: Military Strategy 2002
Lithuania: National Security Strategy 2002
Lithuania: Defence Policy of Lithuania 2002
Austria: Security and Defence Doctrine
Finland: Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2001
New Zealand: Government Defence Statement 2001
Poland: White Paper 2011
Slovakia: Defense Strategy 2001
Slovakia: Military Strategy 2001
Slovakia: Security Strategy 2001
New Zealand: The Government's Defence Policy Framework 2000
Ireland: White Paper on Defence
Singapore: National Security Stategy 2000
Turkey: Defense White Paper 2000
Australia: Defence 2000
Belgium: The Modernisation Plan 2000-2015 of the Armed Forces
Spain: Defense White Paper 2000
Serbia and Montenegro: White Paper on Defence 2000
Cambodia: Security and Development 2000
The Netherlands: Summary of the Defence White Paper 2000
South Africa: White Paper on the Defence Related Industries
Argentina: White Book on National Defense 1999
Brazil: National Defense Policy 1998
South Africa: Defence Review 1998
Mongolian Defense White Paper 1997/1998
Czech Republic: National Defence Strategy 1997
South Africa: White Paper on National Defence of 1996
Brazil: National Defense Policy 1996
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