WASHINGTON, January 24. /TASS/. The US Department of War has published its new National Defense Strategy, which names the protection of US interests in the entire Western hemisphere as its key priority.
As President Donald Trump has said, the US military’s foremost priority is to defend the US Homeland. The Department will therefore prioritize doing just that, including by defending America’s interests throughout the Western Hemisphere," the document reads.
The US will no longer cede access or influence over key terrain in the Western hemisphere, from the Arctic to South America, according to its updated National Defense Strategy.
"DoW [the Department of War] will therefore provide the President with credible options to guarantee US military and commercial access to key terrain from the Arctic to South America, especially Greenland, the Gulf of America, and the Panama Canal. We will ensure that the Monroe Doctrine is upheld in our time," the document says.
The US plans to focus on defending its own territory and views the Indo-Pacific Region as its priority, therefore its aid to allies in other regions will be reduced.
