Overview
- The 33-page document, published overnight, designates border control as the principal element of U.S. national security and frames protections as guarding against invasions and cross-border threats.
- It warns of a risk of “civilisational erasure” in Europe, asserting the continent could be unrecognizable within 20 years if current trends continue.
- The strategy calls for a readjustment of U.S. military posture, shifting away from lower-priority theaters to address urgent threats to the American continent.
- Japan and South Korea are urged to increase defense spending and capabilities to strengthen deterrence for Taiwan against China.
- Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul rejected outside “advice” on freedoms and the organization of free societies in response to the document.