I n the week gone by, the White House released two crucial documents—a 33-page National Security Strategy and a 3,086-page National Defense Authorization Act.

The first took the world by storm with its iteration of a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine (the US relegating itself to the Western Hemisphere), but the second reinstated the status quo on the US’ strategic role in the world.

Taken together, these two documents reveal the deepening dissonance at the heart of American foreign policy under Donald Trump. Show Full Article

Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS) immediately captured global attention. It triggered consternation among Europeans and sparked alarm across policy circles. Unsurprisingly, it earned praise from the Kremlin for a desired strategic rebalancing with Ru

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