Trump administration’s defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 23, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/trump-administrations-defense-strategy/

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China. The 34-page...