Is the China threat being overhyped by Washington?
In reality, even the outright hawks in the West don’t believe that Russia would ever try to take over Europe.
Today, Trump clearly hopes to solve the outstanding problems [of the Middle East] with unilateral action, done deals and force.
As Tillerson’s tenure ends, Trump is forced to make decisions regarding the direction of his foreign policy.
Experts had predicted that the post-Cold War era would be one of reconciliation and cooperation, while Trump views the world as a field of competing dangers.
[T]his is a president in reverse gear. But as he rolls backward without the rearview mirror of experience, he could run over anything.
The security strategy signals a return to an era of great-power rivalry, a vacation from which, having lasted three decades, has come to an end.