US Publishes National Security Strategy
The White House last week published its national security strategy, a 33-page document that outlines what the Trump administration views as America’s “principles,” "priorities" and “national interests.” It also describes a plan to deprioritize engagement with Europe and focus more heavily on the Western Hemisphere, while “ending the perception, and preventing the reality, of NATO as a perpetually expanding alliance.”
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The strategy declares that the “days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over,” adding that the U.S. plans to increasingly use “economic tools to align incentives” among other nations, referring especially to export controls. “The United States will stand ready to help -- potentially through more favorable treatment on commercial matters, technology sharing, and defense procurement -- those counties that willingly take more responsibility for security in their neighborhoods and align their export controls with ours.”
The document also vows to address trade imbalances with China, “prioritizing reciprocity and fairness to restore American economic independence.” It says “trade with China should be balanced and focused on non-sensitive factors,” and the U.S. needs to end China’s “grand-scale intellectual property theft and industrial espionage,” “threats against our supply chains that risk U.S. access to” rare earths and critical minerals, and more.