On December 4, 2025, the Trump administration published its 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS). Below, Brookings scholars reflect on the document’s implications for U.S. foreign policy.

Dec 5, 2025 · In Article Audio PlayerHere are five takeaways from Trump’s national security strategy (NSS): Trump’s war in the Caribbean likely to heat up Trump’s more than two-month …

The 2025 US National Security Strategy On 5 December 2025, the White House released the 2025 United States (US) National Security Strategy (NSS). The NSS lays out the US foreign …

The NSS is to be sent from the President to Congress in order to communicate the executive branch’s national security vision to the legislative branch. The NSS provides discussion on …

It is intended to be a comprehensive statement articulating the worldwide interests, goals, and objectives of the United States that are important to its security. Among the reporting …

Dec 8, 2025 · The National Security Strategy (NSS) does not determine policy but rather sets out the government's foreign policy vision. It can, of course, be overtaken by world events.

Dec 9, 2025 · A longer version of the NSS that circulated before the White House published the unclassified version late Thursday night shares the main points: competition with China, …

The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document prepared periodically by the executive branch of the United States that lists the national security concerns and how the administration …

Dec 10, 2025 · The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy charts a strategic shift: maritime focus, regional partnerships, and geoeconomic tools to redefine America’s global power.

Dec 5, 2025 · The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy has landed, with not so much a thud as a kind of greasy flutter. Most of the document consists of bombast, …