The document will say, according to the excerpts, that competition with China and Russia requires Washington to rethink policies based on the assumption that engagement with rivals and including them in international institutions "would turn them into benign actors and trustworthy partners."
"For the most part, this premise turned out to be false," the document says.
The strategy will also cite North Korea, Iran and militant groups as threats to U.S. interests and will single out Pyongyang for seeking biowarfare.
"As missiles grow in numbers, types, and effectiveness, to include those with greater ranges, they are the most likely means for states like North Korea to use a nuclear weapon against the United States. North Korea is also pursuing chemical and biological weapons which could also be delivered by missile," the document will say.
