The Rest Is Politics 477. How Trump’s Security Strategy Destroys The Old World Order
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Dec 10, 2025 The discussion dives into how Trump's new national security strategy might overturn decades of US foreign policy. It highlights concerns over Europe's stability and the far-right's rise. The hosts critique the strategy’s lack of focus on traditional threats like climate change and major adversaries. They explore America's changing role from alliance-building to a more transactional approach, with Europe treated as a subordinate. The conversation also touches on demographic fears and the implications for Europe's defense and industry.
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A Radical Rethink Of US Threat Priorities
- The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a radical worldview shift away from prior US strategies focused on China and Russia.
- It singles out Western Europe as a primary problem while reasserting US dominance in the Americas via a Monroe-like corollary.
Monroe Doctrine Reimagined
- The strategy largely omits China, Russia and North Korea as immediate military threats and instead focuses on Latin America and Europe.
- It establishes a Trump corollary to the Monroe Doctrine privileging US control in the Western Hemisphere.
Climate And Traditional Threats Downgraded
- The strategy downplays climate change and omits sustained criticism of traditional adversaries, reversing decades of US policy language.
- It treats Europe as the ideological problem and praises Central/Eastern European regimes as allies.