US National Security Strategy: A Break with Europe

The US governance recently unveiled its new national security strategy. This doctrine, supported by the ideology of Donald Trump, marks a major geopolitical break with its historic allies, notably Europe. decryption with Dominique simonnet, specialist in the United States, author of the book “Requiem for the Free World” with Nicole Bacharan, published by the Observatory.

La Dépêche du Midi: The White House presented its national security strategy, how can you summarize its spirit?

Dominique Simonnet: It is a geopolitical, ideological and historical rupture between the United States and Europe. There is an obvious American desire to free itself as much as possible from the commitments inherited from the post-war period.The United States is distancing itself from the idea of the “free world”, as it was said then, which was a military, political and ideological alliance, based on identity and democracy. So this is a critically importent break.

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It’s in a way the return of “America frist“?

the document first highlights America’s vital and fundamental interests. You could say that all nations do the same thing, but here it is reaffirmed in a very strong way. This covers all areas: artificial intelligence, military economics, all cutting-edge technologies, as well as future technologies.