Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Gilbert Doctorow: U.S. National Security Strategy Embraces Kissinger-Style Strategy
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Dec 9, 2025 Gilbert Doctorow, a historian and international affairs analyst renowned for his expertise on Russia-Ukraine relations, dives into the influence of Henry Kissinger on the U.S. National Security Strategy 2025. He critiques the shift from idealist to realist policies, highlighting economic realities in Europe and NATO's role in European decline. Doctorow discusses how the EU's centralization limits sovereignty and explores the implications of a potential Trump-Putin meeting, emphasizing diplomacy over values-driven conflicts in geopolitics.
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Kissinger-Style Realism Returns
- The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy revives a realist, Kissinger-influenced, interest-driven foreign policy.
- It rejects values-first ideology in favor of pragmatic diplomacy and balance-of-power calculations.
Realism Reintroduces Diplomacy
- Realist foreign policy privileges compromise and diplomacy to avoid wars of choice.
- Values-driven policy leaves no room for compromise and sidelines diplomacy.
NSS Hints At Restoring Russian Gas Links
- The NSS subtly signals encouragement for Europe to restore energy ties with Russia via pipelines.
- Trump frames this as pragmatic economic stabilization rather than ideological capitulation.
