Highly recommend reading this. Not fresh news, but it has major geopolitical implications. TL;DR: The 2025 National Security Strategy marks a fundamental shift from "major power competition" to a "spheres of influence" model, deprioritizing global leadership and the rules-based order in favor of regional balances of power, economic transactionality, and a Western Hemisphere-first approach. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/breaking-down-trumps-2025-national-security-strategy/(Alex Krüger)