Trump to unveil ‘America First’ national security strategy:

 Trump to unveil ‘America First’ national security strategy:

Context

Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition

What is going to happen?

Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and de-emphasizes multinational agreements that have dominated the United States’ foreign policy since the Cold War

Focus of the plan

Plan will focus on four main themes,

• Protecting the homeland and way of life
• Promoting American prosperity
• Demonstrating peace through strength; and
• Advancing American influence in an ever-competitive world

Previous strategy document

The last such strategy document, prepared by then-President Barack Obama in 2015, declared climate change an “urgent and growing threat to our national security.”

• Trump plan removes that determination following the administration’s threat to pull out of the Paris climate accord but will mention the importance of environmental stewardship

Emphasis of the document

• The draft emphasizes that U.S. economic security is national security and that economic security must be ensured with military might
• It would stress the U.S. is interested only in relationships with other countries, including alliances like NATO, that are fair and reciprocal
• Despite international challenges, the document cites emerging opportunities to advance American interests in the Middle East
• The strategy document will not make explicit reference to Russian attempts to meddle in the U.S. political system, but an official said it would highlight the importance of ensuring the resilience of U.S. democratic institutions