Overview
- The White House document declares the era of mass migration over and elevates border control as the principal element of national security, grouping uncontrolled migration with terrorism, drugs, espionage and human trafficking.
- It warns Europe faces potential civilizational decline and could be unrecognizable within two decades, drawing a swift rebuttal from Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul.
- The strategy calls to restore American supremacy in Latin America and announces a global military readjustment that prioritizes threats to the Western Hemisphere over less relevant theaters.
- Japan and South Korea are urged to increase defense spending and capabilities to help deter Chinese aggression toward Taiwan.
- Concurrent implementation steps include USCIS suspending green card and naturalization applications from nationals of 19 countries and shortening some work‑permit durations.