Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/338250 
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Year of Publication: 
2026
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 10/2026
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
US defence policy is characterised by contradictions that are on display once again in the Trump administration's latest strategy documents. The reasons for this go far beyond the president's erratic behaviour. At the core lies the unanswered question of how the United States should deal with the loss of global dominance. For Europe, these contradictions present not only risks but also opportunities. But German and European decision-makers should not fall victim to the false hope that NATO in its current form will survive Trump's second term in office.
Subjects: 
Westliche Hemisphäre
National Security Strategy
NSS
National Defense Strategy
NDS
Pete Hegseth
unipolar moment
Isolationism
Monroe Doctrine
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Research Report

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