Here's what the 2022 NDAA has to say about the Middle East
These are the key takeaways on what the 2022 NDAA says – and doesn’t say – about US policy in the region.
US President Joe Biden signed next year’s $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law on Monday, giving his stamp of approval for an additional $24 billion over his administration’s original request.
Like its recent predecessors, the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is largely geared towards preparing the US for strategic competition with China and Russia.
The law also includes key measures on cybersecurity, reforms to the military’s criminal justice system and establishes a commission investigating the failures of the war in Afghanistan.
But it also lays out new oversight on US policy in the Middle East – a sign that lawmakers have not forgotten about the region even as the Biden administration focuses elsewhere.
