Natalie Kitro-Eff

How is it different from Trump's own previous policy?

You're saying basically, David, that there's much less direct discussion here of our adversaries and how to counter them.

North Korea isn't in this document at all.

Iran isn't there very much.

So what does this document focus on in terms of our national security concerns?

Right.

They went from 2% of GDP to now saying they'd spend up to 5%.

It was a huge increase.

So there's clearly an upside from the U.S.

perspective in getting Europe to kick in more for its own defense.

But as advanced as Europe is, it can't compete with the U.S.

military power yet, right?

It would take them a long time to build up their militaries to that point.

And I guess I wonder, if the U.S.

is retreating from supporting Europe on defense—

That will make Europe less capable of countering what it sees as one of its biggest threats right now, which is Russia.

Does this strategy contend with the potential that Russia gains an upper hand over Europe if U.S.

military support recedes?

Yeah, let's just pause there because that line really made a lot of waves.

So what does the Trump administration mean when it says there is civilizational erasure happening in Europe?