A rigorous audit of the 2025 National Security Strategy reveals a distinct shift toward authoritarianism, isolationism, and internal conflict.
Breakdown of Identified Threats
1. "Great Replacement" Policy
The document explicitly prioritizes "Europe remaining European" and warns of "civilizational erasure," codifying white supremacist "Great Replacement" theory into official U.S. foreign policy.
2. Ideological Purges
Pledges to "root out woke lunacy" and "radical ideology" from the military and civil service. This creates a mechanism to fire apolitical experts and enforce loyalty to the ruling party.
3. The NATO "Poison Pill"
Demanding allies spend 5% of GDP on defense is mathematically impossible for most democracies without collapsing their economies. This is a pretext for U.S. withdrawal, not a negotiation tactic.
4. Domestic Troop Use
Authorizes "targeted deployments" of the military for domestic border enforcement and anti-cartel ops, eroding the Posse Comitatus Act that separates police from soldiers.
5. Nuclear Instability
Relying on a "Golden Dome" missile shield (which doesn't exist yet) incentivizes Russia and China to expand their nuclear arsenals to overwhelm it, triggering a new Arms Race.
6. Hemispheric War
The "Trump Corollary" implies a right to unilateral military strikes against cartels in Mexico. This violates sovereignty and could drive Latin America into military pacts with China.
7. Economic Surveillance
Empowers the Intelligence Community to "monitor key supply chains," effectively authorizing spy agencies to surveil private American businesses under the guise of economic security.
8. Inflationary Shock
Simultaneously deporting the workforce and imposing broad tariffs creates a "supply shock" that guarantees high inflation, hurting the working class most.
9. Permanent Emergency
Framing migration as a literal "invasion" provides the legal pretext for permanent emergency powers, allowing the executive to bypass Congress and the Courts indefinitely.
10. Rejection of Rights
Explicitly rejects "imposing democratic change" abroad. This "transactional" approach empowers dictators globally, as the U.S. signals it will ignore human rights abuses for the right price.