What has Happened: Late last week, President Trump released his National Security Strategy with a focus on building up a larger military presence in the Western Hemisphere, balancing global trade, tightening up border security, and winning the culture war with Europe. The new strategy sets out the core principles of Trump’s “America First” foreign policy, including the use of “lethal force” to stop drug cartels, and competing economically with China. In addition, it also provides the first explicit reference to the President replicating the Monroe Doctrine. The new National Security Strategy maintains the language of “strategic competition” when discussing Taiwan’s ... Academy SITREP – U.S. Releases National Security Strategy