Overview
- Dubbed a 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine, the strategy calls for reasserting U.S. preeminence in the Western Hemisphere with redeployed forces, expanded Coast Guard and Navy presence, and authorization of lethal force against cartels.
- Europe is portrayed as facing 'civilizational erasure,' with the U.S. vowing to 'cultivate resistance' inside allied countries and to end the perception of NATO as a perpetually expanding alliance while praising the rise of 'patriotic European parties.'
- The document prioritizes an expedited cessation of hostilities in Ukraine to stabilize European economies and reestablish strategic stability with Russia, signaling a recalibration of U.S. objectives in the conflict.
- On China, the strategy emphasizes economic reciprocity and reduced dependency, seeks to deter conflict over Taiwan by maintaining military overmatch, and urges greater defense contributions from regional allies.
- Early fallout includes pushback from German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, questions from legal experts over U.S. maritime strikes that have destroyed at least 23 boats and killed 87 people, and a stated de-emphasis on the Middle East.