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Trump’s Plan to Reorder the World

December 12, 2025

• Introduction of the New York Times family subscription allowing up to four separate logins
• Trump administration’s new national security strategy marks a retreat from post-World War II U.S. global leadership and moral mission
• Shift toward prioritizing economic strength and wealth as the core of national security under the “America First” doctrine
• Reduced focus on traditional adversaries like North Korea and Iran, with minimal mention in the strategy
• Criticism of European allies for economic decline, migration, and political instability, with warnings of “civilizational erasure”
• Reassertion of U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere through a modernized Monroe Doctrine and increased military presence in Latin America
• Strategy emphasizes controlling regional influence, pushing out China’s economic and technological presence in Latin America
• The document signals a long-term U.S. foreign policy shift toward unilateralism and regional focus, with uncertain durability beyond the current administration