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At a Glance: US National Security Strategy

by VOA News

   President Donald Trump Monday unveiled his national security strategy,
   a blueprint for future military and foreign policy, defense spending,
   trade negotiations and international cooperation.

   The security strategy is built around four pillars:

   1. Protecting the homeland
     * Reforming the immigration system and strengthening border control
     * Targeting transnational terrorist groups and crime syndicates at
       the source
     * Keeping critical infrastructure and digital networks safe
     * Deploying a missile defense system

   2. Promoting prosperity
     * Retaliation against "economic aggression"
     * Embracing "energy dominance" by removing obstacles to exploitation
       of shale and other domestic resources
     * Making America more than self-sufficient in energy, including
       development of nuclear and other power sources
     * Fighting theft of American intellectual property

   3. Peace through strength
     * Rebuild America's military strength
     * Getting American allies to spend more on defense
     * Ensure the balance of power remains in America's favor in key
       regions -- the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East

   4. Advancing American influence
     * Diplomatic and development efforts will focus on protecting U.S.
       interests, finding economic opportunities for Americans, and
       challenging competitors
     * Promote free market economies, private sector growth, political
       stability, and peace
     * Shift away from a reliance on assistance based on grants to
       approaches that attract private capital