Overview
- The strategy declares the United States must be preeminent in the Western Hemisphere, labels border security the principal element of national security, and directs a larger military and Coast Guard presence to counter migration, narcotics and rival influence.
- It conditions future trade, technology and defense-acquisition advantages on allies spending 5% of GDP on defense, with Spain singled out as not meeting the threshold.
- The document warns Europe faces the prospect of “civilizational erasure,” criticizing EU institutions for eroding sovereignty, stifling innovation and weakening national identity.
- It rejects open-ended NATO expansion and prioritizes a rapid cease in the Ukraine war to restore strategic stability and reduce escalation risks with Russia.
- It elevates Venezuela and transnational criminal organizations as central hemisphere threats, cites recent maritime interdictions, and follows internal edits that softened some China language after Treasury’s push.