The Trump Pentagon’s newly-released National Defense Strategy blueprint pushed U.S. allies to tackle their own security, and indicated that countering China, which the Biden administration saw as the top U.

The blueprint says the U.S. will focus attention on the Western Hemisphere while reducing its military role in Europe, South Korea and the Middle East.

A new U.S. national defense strategy puts protection of the homeland and access to strategic terrain in the Western Hemisphere atop the military’s agenda.

US Pentagon’s 2026 National Defence Strategy downgrades China as the primary threat, prioritises homeland security and Western Hemisphere defence and signals “more limited” military support to allies amid calls for greater burden‑sharing.

Pete Hegseth's first National Defense Strategy lays out how the Pentagon will execute guidance from the White House.

A US defence report has confirmed long-suspected J-10C fighter deliveries to Pakistan, showing how Chinese aircraft and PL-15 missiles are changing South Asia’s air combat balance after Operation Sindoor.

The priority is a change from President Donald Trump's first administration, which labeled China as a serious challenger in an era of "great power competition," and the focus on China was supported by the Biden administration in 2022.

China, Pakistan and Bangladesh face Pentagon scrutiny as Beijing eyes PLA bases across South Asia per 2025 Military Power Report. This directly threatens India's Siliguri Corridor.

The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China.