Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- In November 2025, the United States (US) released its new National Security Strategy describing how the country intends to protect its 'core national interests.'

These interests not only include ensuring the US "remains the world's strongest, richest, most powerful, and most successful country for decades to come," but also articulate what it wants "in and from" the rest of the world.

The strategy invokes the 'Trump Corollary' to reinforce US dominance in the Western Hemisphere, recently marked by its actions in Venezuela and threats against Greenland. It prioritises economic protectionism, keeps the Indo-Pacific open only to benefit US supply chains, and supports European security by defending Western identity, rest...