<description>&lt;p&gt;The Trump administration has released a new &lt;a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf" rel="nofollow"&gt;National Security Strategy&lt;/a&gt; that is a marked shift&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;not only from earlier administrations but also Trump’s first term in office. While the new policy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;statement eschews the goal of global hegemony, it promotes culture war in Europe by&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;promising support of anti-immigration political parties, economic rivalry in Asia with China, and&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;a renewal of US military hegemony in the Western hemisphere. To survey this document and&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trump’s often contradictory foreign policy, I spoke to frequent guest of the show &lt;a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/people/stephen-wertheim?lang=en" rel="nofollow"&gt;Stephen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/people/stephen-wertheim?lang=en" rel="nofollow"&gt;Wertheim&lt;/a&gt;, who is American Statecraft senior fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The Nation Company LLC

Trump’s Global Culture War w/ Stephen Wertheim

DEC 14, 202538 MIN
The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Trump’s Global Culture War w/ Stephen Wertheim

DEC 14, 202538 MIN

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The Trump administration has released a new National Security Strategy that is a marked shiftnot only from earlier administrations but also Trump’s first term in office. While the new policystatement eschews the goal of global hegemony, it promotes culture war in Europe bypromising support of anti-immigration political parties, economic rivalry in Asia with China, anda renewal of US military hegemony in the Western hemisphere. To survey this document andTrump’s often contradictory foreign policy, I spoke to frequent guest of the show StephenWertheim, who is American Statecraft senior fellow, Carnegie Endowment for InternationalPeace.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy