Author : Pratnashree Basu
Published on Dec 12, 2025
Why Washington’s narrower commitments demand greater clarity and capability from Indo-Pacific allies.
The 2025 US National Security Strategy (NSS) marks an explicit “America First” strategic posture, accentuating core national interests over broad liberal internationalism. In contrast with recent NSS documents prepared under prior administrations, the 2025 strategy frames global engagement principally through a lens of strategic self-interest rather than collective security or normative order-building. This is evident in three interlinked takeaways: a realist prioritisation of US interests through selective engagement; an economic-nationalist focus on reshoring and resilient supply chains to counter predatory practices; and a model of conditional hegemony in which American leadership is sustained only when allies demonstrably share burdens and align their policies with Washington’s strategic objectives.
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