Dissecting Trump’s Remarkably Odd US National Security Strategy
From Asia Geopolitics by The Diplomat
December 8, 2025 · 18 min
About this episode
Ankit Panda and Katie Putz discuss the unusual tone and implications of the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy.
In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast Ankit Panda and Katie Putz discuss the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS), focusing on its unusual tone, its departures from previous strategies, and the implications for U.S. foreign policy, particularly in relation to Europe and Asia.
People in this episode
Host: Ankit Panda
Guest: Katie Putz
Topics covered
- U.S. National Security Strategy
- foreign policy
- Europe
- Asia
- political analysis
- Trump administration
Keywords
- Trump
- National Security Strategy
- foreign policy
- Asia
- Europe
- politics
- geopolitics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. National Security Strategy
Places: Europe, Asia
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