Donald Trump shocked America’s allies when he made a late night release of his National Security Strategy on Dec. 4. The document contends that the international order the United States established with its allies following World War II has undermined “the character of our nation” and must be replaced by a system focusing on the Western Hemisphere. The concept is to dominate our neighbors to the North and South with what the NSS calls “commercial diplomacy.” That is, the “U.S. Government will identify strategic acquisition and investment opportunities for American companies in the region and present these opportunities for assessment by every U.S. Government financing program.” This is mercantilism in its rawest form.

On the other hand, the NSS suggests that America should distance itself

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