Overview
- The strategy outlines a readjustment of U.S. forces across the Americas, calling for expanded Coast Guard and Navy operations and authorizing lethal force against cartels, as reporting highlights at least 23 boats destroyed and 87 people killed in recent maritime actions questioned by legal experts.
- It warns Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” urges “cultivating resistance” within allied states, and seeks to end NATO’s image as a perpetually expanding alliance, drawing pushback from European officials including Germany’s foreign minister.
- The document states it is a core U.S. interest to negotiate an expeditious cessation of hostilities in Ukraine to reestablish strategic stability with Russia.
- On China, the plan emphasizes economic rebalancing and deterrence to avoid war while maintaining the Taiwan status quo and pressing regional allies to contribute more to collective defense.
- It de-emphasizes extended Middle East engagements and aid-led approaches in Africa, and elevates economic nationalism through tariffs, reindustrialization, and securing critical minerals.