The Sovereignty Gambit: A Shift Worth Noticing The 2025 National Security Strategy under Trump 2.0 abandons the fantasy of spreading democracy at gunpoint and instead pledges allegiance to national sovereignty. That alone is a thunderclap across the neocon and neoliberal establishment. After decades of blood-soaked regime change, this shift in tone matters. Instead of couching foreign policy in ideological crusades—liberty vs. tyranny, democracy vs. autocracy—this doctrine emphasizes economic self-interest, non-intervention, and bilateral realism. Trump’s policy openly pressures NATO allies to carry their own weight, pulls back from permanent entanglements, and elevates tariffs and decoupling from China over military escalation. On paper, this sounds like a step toward libertarian realism. But don’t pop the champagne yet. Agreement #1: Interventionism is Poison…
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