Is America’s new National Security Strategy a real turning point—or the same doctrine in new language?
In this JST Situation Room analysis, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Dov S. Zakheim examines what has changed, what has not, and why reality still decides.
The 2025 National Security Strategy Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
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December 2025
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