Synonymous with Trumpian politics is the president’s protectionist ‘America First’ policy.

Tough border controls, tariffs on imports and a strong military are all well known hallmarks of the Maga regime.

However, a new document has shed light on what America First could mean for Europe in the coming years.

Trump has issued his National Security Strategy – a document typically released at least once every presidential term – and it is unsurprisingly a very different read from the one directed by his predecessor Joe Biden in 2022.

But it’s also a departure from Trump’s first strategy paper in 2017, which distinguished the world between free and ‘repressive regimes’.

This time the emphasis is far more on asserting America’s dominance across several fields and the prioritisation of trade

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