Overview
- The administration published its first National Security Strategy of the second Trump term, elevating the prevention of conflict over Taiwan as a top priority.
- The strategy states the United States opposes any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
- Japan and South Korea are explicitly urged to increase defense spending, with emphasis on strengthening defenses across the first island chain in the Indo-Pacific.
- Progress toward a Ukraine ceasefire is labeled a U.S. core interest alongside plans to deepen cooperation with India and the Quad.
- Separate reporting highlights that the document omits specific mention of North Korea and uses less hard-edged language on China than the first Trump-term NSS.