"His new national-security doctrine, released late last week, has abandoned the language about great-power threats from China and Russia in favor of a reduced role for America as the unchallenged hegemon of the Western hemisphere. To the extent that a global theory of the case is expressed, it is a Darwinian vision of geopolitical might makes right: "The outsized influence of larger, richer, and stronger nations," the document stresses, "is a timeless truth of international relations.""
"The thirty-three-page paean to the leadership of "The President of Peace" also calls for an end to NATO expansion, treats Russia as an equal to Europe (without mentioning its responsibility for launching a war of aggression against Ukraine), and essentially promotes regime change-for America's European allies. The plan, not surprisingly, was well received by the Kremlin, where Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, praised the adjustments to U.S. strategy as "largely consistent with our vision.""
The 2017 national-security strategy praised NATO as a major advantage and framed China and Russia as long-term great-power competitors. The new doctrine abandons that framing, reduces America's role as dominant Western hemispheric hegemon, and advances a power-centric, Darwinian view that privileges larger, richer, stronger nations. The doctrine calls to end NATO expansion, treats Russia as an equal to Europe without noting Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and encourages cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations. The Kremlin publicly welcomed the shift, with Dmitry Peskov calling the adjustments largely consistent with Russia's vision.
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