Overview
- The Dec. 5 National Security Strategy pivots toward hemispheric primacy and border protection, reframes China primarily as an economic competitor, and elevates restoring strategic stability with Russia.
- Media analysis across Europe reports shock and anger at the document’s sharp criticism of U.S. allies and its comparatively softer tone toward Moscow and Beijing.
- Researchers at Kribrum say the strategy exposed and may deepen divides within European politics, with criticism especially intense in Germany and France.
- Commentator Malek Dudakov argues the text treats Europe as a hindrance to ending the Ukraine war and predicts U.S. support for Euroskeptic forces, reflecting his interpretation rather than official policy.
- Analyst Eldar Mamédov writes that the strategy signals Washington could press Kyiv and European governments or offer Russia guarantees, as U.S. envoys recently discussed a 27-point Ukraine peace plan in Moscow, according to the Kremlin.