U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS)
The U.S. has unveiled its first National Security Strategy (NSS), serving as a roadmap for maintaining America's global supremacy.
Key Foreign Policy Priorities
- The belief that the era of mass migration has ended.
- An emphasis on safeguarding core rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech and religion.
- Transition from the notion of the U.S. as the sole upholder of the global order.
- Efforts to broker peace deals worldwide to enhance U.S. influence.
- Economic security as a top foreign policy priority.
Focus Areas for Economic Security
- Achieving balanced trade.
- Securing critical supply chains and materials.
- Reindustrializing the U.S. economy.
- Enhancing American defense infrastructure.
- Pursuing energy dominance.
- Supporting Wall Street to leverage the dynamic free market system and leadership in digital finance and innovation globally.
European Allies and Consequences
The NSS contains critiques of European allies, potentially destabilizing regional stability. It criticizes Germany and EU countries with "unstable minority governments" for not aligning their policy actions with their peace aspirations, especially concerning Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Impact on NATO and Autocrats Worldwide
The NSS raises concerns about NATO's strength due to the push for a "burden-sharing network", which may embolden autocrats to defy territorial and human rights norms globally.
