US National Security Strategy 2025: The Pursuit of Primacy Repackaged

“...while it may be tempting for some to cherrypick quotes from the document to indulge in wishful thinking regarding a positive shift in US foreign policy, the paper outlines what has been referred to for decades as the Wolfowitz Doctrine - bolstered by an unprecedented military build-up, the creation of a “burden sharing network,” and simply resold as “MAGA.”” References: White House - National Security Strategy (Nov. 2025): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992): https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html Forbes - The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates [Infographic] (2017): https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/02/02/the-countries-with-the-most-stem-graduates-infographic/ CSIS - China Power: How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea?: https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018): https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 12, 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/ Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235