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Self-Contradictory: Where the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Goes Wrong - William Spaniel
The United States recently released its 2025 National Security strategy. Traditionally, the document sets the agenda for U.S. foreign policy. This time around, though, it is a bit of a mess. Today, we look into where the National Security Strategy gets it right and where it gets it wrong---and how, in many places, it is self-contradictory.
0:00 Overview of the National Security Strategy
2:41 National Security Strategies Matter
5:15 The 2025 National Security Strategy Is a Partisan Document
8:14 The 2025 NSS Lacks a Coherent Narrative
10:01 The Monroe Doctrine Returns
11:42 Credibility and Enforcing the Monroe Doctrine
13:51 The Indo-Pacific Pivot
16:46 Prioritizing China over Europe
18:48 European Trade
20:22 European Replacement
22:26 The Document Is Completely Unjustified