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Every four years, the U.S. government releases something called a national security strategy.

The Trump administration released its national security strategy in the last few days,

and the media in the U.S. and all over the world is buzzing about what this strategy means.

Today, we will talk about some of its key positions and answer the question, does this constitute a new foreign policy for the

United States? I'm Leanne Seema Fullahan here with Brian Becker, and this is in the news,

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Leanne, it makes sense that people all over the world in the United States, but all over the

world in the media, are paying very careful attention when the White House releases a national

security strategy because what the U.S. does in its foreign policy literally impacts everyone

around the world, or certainly every country around the world. I would say that much of the

response, I believe, misses the mark. I'll give you one right off the bat. Here's RT, Russia

today, a principal Russian media outlet.

Trump files for divorce from NATO over Ukraine. The new U.S. national security strategy signals a massive

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