More Russia, less China and no Europe: Trump’s new security strategy unveiled

Donald Trump has detonated a political earthquake with a National
Security Strategy that doesn’t just tweak America’s global role,
it torches seven decades of US foreign policy. In a move that’s
left European allies stunned and scrambling, Trump’s new
blueprint casts Europe as weak, directionless and on the brink of
“civilisational erasure,” while pointedly avoiding calling Russia
a threat.


And guess who’s absolutely thrilled? The Kremlin. Vladimir
Putin’s spokesman practically applauded the document, hailing it
as “largely consistent” with Moscow’s own vision. While EU
leaders warn the strategy dangerously rewrites reality and echoes
far-right rhetoric, Trump is pushing ahead, embracing “patriotic”
parties across Europe and accusing the EU of holding back peace
in Ukraine.


It’s a bold, brash, America-First gambit and one that’s left
America’s closest allies wondering if Washington has just
switched sides. To find out more, Roland talks to former British
Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch. 


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