2025 White House - Comprehensive Interpretation of the U.S. National Security Strategy!

The White House has released a new version of the National Security Strategy, with many statements worth noting. On December 10, the U.S. military news website Defense One reported that the publicly released National Security Strategy is a so-called unclassified version, while a complete version had previously circulated. The key points of this 'complete version' (i.e., the unpublished version) include: competition with China, withdrawal from European defense, and a shift in focus to the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. proposed new ways to play a leadership role on the world stage and new methods to influence Europe's future through 'cultural values.' The proposals in the complete National Security Strategy go further, suggesting the creation of a new major power organization, free from the ideological 'constraints' of the G7.

The organization to be established is named 'Core 5' (C5), consisting of the United States, China, Russia, India, and Japan, all countries with populations exceeding 100 million, fundamentally excluding Europe! The complete National Security Strategy dedicates considerable space to discussing the failure of U.S. hegemony. The document states: 'Hegemony is a misguided pursuit and cannot be realized.' In this context, 'hegemony' refers to a country leading the world and using soft power to persuade other countries to accept its leadership. Given the uniqueness of this strategy, we have distilled the main points for readers to understand.

1. Introduction: The Repositioning of U.S. Strategy

1. Misconceptions in U.S. Strategy and Correcting Strategic Misconceptions: After the Cold War, the U.S. diplomatic elite pursued 'permanent global dominance,' leading to vague strategic goals, dispersed resources, and excessive expansion into areas unrelated to national interests (such as endless wars and erosion of international organizational sovereignty). Trump's correction: reshaping the strategy to focus on core national interests through the 'America First' principle, emphasizing the alignment of goals and means to avoid resource waste.

2. Three Core Issues of Strategic Core: What should the U.S. pursue? What means are available? How to combine goals and means to formulate a feasible strategy?

2. Core Objectives of the U.S.

1. Overall Objective National Security and Sovereignty: Safeguarding territory, people, economy, and way of life from military, economic, and cultural threats. Border and Immigration Control: Full control of borders to prevent illegal immigration and cross-border threats (drugs, espionage). Military Advantage: Build the strongest military, ensuring nuclear deterrence and missile defense systems. Economic and Industrial Strength: Maintain the world's largest economy and industrial base, promote energy, technology, and supply chain autonomy. Cultural Health: Revitalize the American spirit and protect traditional family and work values.

2. Diplomatic Policy Interests Western Hemisphere: Implementing the 'Monroe Doctrine Trump Hypothesis' to prevent external forces from intervening and combat drug and immigration threats. Indo-Pacific Region: Ensure freedom of navigation, maintain supply chain security, and curb economic predatory behavior. Europe: Support ally security and reshape European civilizational confidence. Middle East: Prevent hostile forces from controlling energy and avoid endless wars. Technological Dominance: Lead in setting standards in key areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

3. Means to Achieve Objectives

1. U.S. Advantageous Resources Political and Economic System: Flexible political system, largest global economy, leading financial and technology industries. Military and Alliances: The strongest military, extensive network of allies. Geography and Culture: Secure geographical position, abundant resources, 'soft power' influence. Domestic Policy Support: Tax cuts, energy development, supply chain control, technology investment.

2. Strategic Principles America First: Focus on core national interests and avoid excessive expansion. Strength Seeking Peace: Achieve deterrence through economic, technological, and military advantages. Non-Interventionism: Respect the sovereignty of other nations and set high intervention standards. Fair Responsibility: Require allies to bear defense spending (such as NATO's 5% GDP target). Economic Security: Balance trade, re-industrialization, energy dominance, and maintain financial advantages. Four, Regional Strategy A. Western Hemisphere: Monroe Doctrine Trump Hypothesis Objective: Prevent external forces (such as China and Russia) from intervening and control immigration and drug flows. Means: Military Adjustment: Strengthen the Coast Guard and targeted deployment of force. Economic Diplomacy: Weaken competitors' economic influence through tariffs and reciprocal agreements. Infrastructure Competition: Replace 'low-cost foreign aid' with American technology.

B. Asia: Economic Competition and Military Balance Economic Core: Rebalance U.S.-China trade and end predatory economic behavior (subsidies, intellectual property theft). Unite allies (Quad mechanism) to curb economic coercion and protect supply chains. Military Deterrence: Deter conflicts in the Taiwan Strait and maintain military advantages in the First Island Chain. Require Japan and South Korea to increase defense spending and strengthen presence in the Western Pacific. C. Europe: Rebuilding Civilizational Confidence Issues: Economic stagnation, sovereignty erosion, immigration impact, dependence on Russia. Objective: Promote European self-reliant defense and end dependence on the U.S. Support pro-American parties and resist regulatory suffocation policies. Promote energy and market openness and combat mercantilism. D. Middle East: Burden Shift and Peacebuilding Transition: From military intervention to economic cooperation, ending 'nation-building' wars. Core Interests: Ensure energy security, combat terrorism, and ensure Israel's security. Means: Weaken Iranian influence (such as 'Midnight Hammer' operations). Expand the Abraham Accords to promote peace in the Arab world. E. Africa: Investment as an Alternative to Aid Objective: Alleviate conflicts and leverage natural resource potential. Means: Resolve conflicts through negotiation (such as Congo-Rwanda). Shift to an investment growth model and combat Islamic terrorism. Five, Key Points for Strategic Implementation Priorities: End large-scale immigration and strengthen border security. Protect core rights (freedom of speech, religious freedom). Require allies to share responsibilities fairly (such as defense spending). Economic Tools: Tariffs and reciprocal trade agreements. Alliance Financing (such as the International Development Finance Corporation) to support strategic investments.

In summary, the U.S. 2025 National Security Strategy centers on 'America First' by shrinking non-core interventions, strengthening economic and military means, and restructuring regional alliances to ensure America's global dominance in the 21st century. Its innovations include: 1. Economic Security: Treating supply chains, energy, and technology as core national security elements. 2. Responsibility Shift: Forcing allies to assume regional security responsibilities. 3. Flexible Deterrence: Reducing conflict risks through strength-based, unconventional diplomacy (such as Trump facilitating peace among 12 countries). This document marks the U.S. shift from 'global police' to 'selective hegemony,' focusing on the Western Hemisphere, Indo-Pacific, and key technological competition, while pragmatically handling affairs in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.