Washington’s new National Defense Strategy is not just another Pentagon paper. It is a political manifesto in uniform, and one that reflects a sharp turn away from the ideological activism of recent years toward something closer to old-fashioned power politics. It can be called a doctrine of “resolute realism,” and that description fits.
The NDS-2026, built on the National Security Strategy released last year, stands out first for what it is not. It is not wrapped in talk of “integrated deterrence,” or global value struggles. Let alone democracy promotion. Instead it is blunt and self-congratulatory. Not to mention openly political. The…
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