The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy carries far-reaching consequences for countries that, over the past eight decades, have labored to persuade successive American administrations that U.S. support – security, financial or diplomatic – served Washington’s own interests. Over time, it became almost routine for diplomats and lobbyists across thematic and geographic portfolios to argue that […]
Escalation. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela, a week after the...
For the United States, hemispheric security doesn’t just call for military dominance; it calls for the absence of anti-U.S. governments. Washington believes that by...
European commitment. The leaders of 14 European nations released a statement outlining the security guarantees that they, in addition to the United States, are...
Sanctions relief. The United States will lift sanctions on Belarusian potassium, U.S. special envoy John Cole announced following a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander...
The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy has brought into focus a fundamental tension that has been simmering since before President Donald...
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America
Dec. 9, 2025
Question: In the 2025 National Security Strategy document, Russia’s relevance is marginal, and...
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The hype surrounding artificial intelligence tends to elide some if its drawbacks – namely, that it consumes vasts amounts of energy, and...
Postwar agenda. The United States has sent to its European partners a series of documents outlining a plan for Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s return...
As Washington shifts the burden of regional security onto its allies, U.S. adversaries are moving to exploit the resulting power vacuums. Nowhere is this...
