{"id":53025,"date":"2017-12-14T23:02:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/14\/trumps-security-paper-offers-stark-vision-of-global-rivalry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:01:36","slug":"trumps-security-paper-offers-stark-vision-of-global-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/12\/14\/trumps-security-paper-offers-stark-vision-of-global-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s security paper offers stark vision of global rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d vision is a stark worldview that sees rivals battling each other for supremacy or relevance and has little use for alliances, treaties and other international agreements unless they directly benefit the United States, its industry and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s doctrine, to be laid out next week when he unveils his National Security Strategy, holds that nation states are in perpetual competition and the U.S. must fight on all fronts to protect and defend its sovereignty from friend and foe alike. While the administration often says that \u201cAmerica First\u201d does not mean \u201cAmerica Alone,\u201d the NSS to be presented by Trump on Monday will make clear that the United States will stand up for itself even if that means acting unilaterally or alienating others on issues like trade, climate change and immigration, according to sources familiar with the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If fully implemented, the strategy could represent a profound shift from the traditional post-Cold War approach to global affairs taken by administrations of both political parties over the past three decades. With few exceptions, those administrations have embraced or sought to embrace multilateral cooperation and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the risk of potential isolation presented by Trump\u2019s strategy, its fundamentals are not a surprise. The Associated Press reviewed excerpts of a late draft of the roughly 70-page document and spoke to two sources familiar with it. The strategy is largely drawn from themes Trump has described in speeches and is based on four pillars: protecting the homeland, stimulating American prosperity, promoting peace through strength and enhancing American leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is rooted in Trump\u2019s belief that competition rather than cooperation defines the current global environment, the sources said. An excerpt of the strategy seen by The AP emphasizes that America has often fought to protect its interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerica\u2019s achievements and standing in the world were neither inevitable nor accidental,\u201d the draft says. \u201cOn many occasions Americans have had to compete with adversarial forces to preserve and advance our security, prosperity, and the principles we hold dear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t