The 2026 NDS reveals a shift to Pacific Primacy, altering defense priorities for NATO and the Indo-Pacific region.
The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) marks the definitive conclusion of the "Atlanticist Century." After seventy-five years acting as the primary guarantor of European security, the United States has formally transitioned to a posture of Pacific Primacy. This shift is not merely rhetorical but is anchored in a historic $1.01 trillion budget reorientation that subordinates NATO's conventional defense to the urgent requirements of the Indo-Pacific "Muscle."
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