ization ▁of ▁new ▁b ureau cr atic ▁infrastr uct ures ▁and ▁government al ▁practices ▁in ▁the ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁when ▁a ▁culture ▁of ▁semi - per man ent ▁military ▁mobil ization ▁brought ▁around ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council , ▁the ▁C IA , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁and ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff , ▁national - security ▁research ers ▁apply ▁a ▁notion ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁state : ▁ ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁defines ▁national ▁security ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁manner ▁: ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁included ▁an ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁world - view ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁strategy ▁which ▁identified ▁" security " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁" four ▁end uring ▁national ▁interests " ▁that ▁were ▁" ine x or ably ▁inter tw ined ": ▁ ▁Emp ower ment ▁of ▁women ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁has ▁said ▁that , ▁" The ▁countries ▁that ▁threaten ▁regional ▁and ▁global ▁peace ▁are ▁the ▁very ▁places ▁where ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁are ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁dign ity ▁and ▁opportunity ". ▁She ▁has ▁noted ▁that ▁countries ▁where ▁women ▁are ▁opp ress ed ▁are ▁places ▁where ▁the ▁" rule ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁are ▁struggling ▁to ▁take ▁root ", ▁and ▁that , ▁when ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁as ▁equals ▁in