Overview
- The White House released the administration’s official strategy, declaring that the era of mass migration must end and naming border security the principal element of national security, with uncontrolled flows framed alongside terrorism, drugs, espionage and trafficking.
- The document warns of a potential European “civilizational erasure,” suggesting the continent could be unrecognizable within two decades and criticizing policies it says undermine political freedom, sovereignty and national identities.
- The strategy announces a military and diplomatic reorientation to prioritize threats in the Western Hemisphere, calls to restore American supremacy in Latin America and signals reduced U.S. focus on theaters deemed less vital.
- Washington urges Japan and South Korea to increase defense spending and do more for Taiwan’s deterrence, emphasizing capabilities to dissuade adversaries from targeting the island.
- Germany’s foreign minister rejects outside advice on Europe’s free societies, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas counsels unity and a measured response as capitals assess implications for NATO cooperation and the war in Ukraine.