The release of President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2025 has provided a blunt blueprint for the administration’s foreign policy , confirming an expected sharp divergence from previous US approaches, particularly regarding Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

As noted by geostrategist Brahma Chellaney on X, the document contains several strikingly unconventional elements, particularly its soft-pedalling on Russia and a noticeable downgrade in the rhetorical priority given to India.

Russia and Ukraine: Seeking an ‘Expeditious Cessation’

The strategy makes the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war a declared “core interest" of the United States. However, the document’s language regarding Moscow is notably tempered compared to its stance on traditional allies. The NSS pled

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