Sovereign Realism and the Virtue of America First

For more than 30 years, Washington pursued a strategy built on globalist illusions: that America could serve as the policeman of the world, that it could enlarge Nato endlessly, extend security guarantees without limit, and launch interventions to remake societies in its image. These projects - sold under the pretext of the "rules-based international order" - have drained their strength while hollowing out the republic.