GEMMA CHENG'ER DENG and JIM O'NEILL
LONDON – The release of the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy marks a pivotal moment for the United States and the West. The US has recast its global role around a narrower set of core priorities, emphasizing industrial revitalization, resilient supply chains, and strategic competition, while also signaling that traditional allies must shoulder greater responsibility for their own security and economic fortunes.
At the same time, the European Union is advancing industrial policy proposals – such as a requirement that critical goods contain up to 70% EU-sourced content – that reflect deep anxiety over dependency, vulnerability, and a loss of control. But a more fundamental rethink is needed, both across Europe and in the United Kingdom.
The age of Western strategic dominance has passed. Supply chains that were once treated as neutral commercial assets are now instruments of power, and decisions about technology, trade, and investment have become inseparable from questions of national security, social stability, and the cost of living. Yet too often, Western policies oscillate between moral posturing and defensive intervention, rather than advancing a coherent long-term strategy.
No comments:
Post a Comment