Pentagon tells US allies including UK they must handle their own defence in new America First strategy that says China no longer security priority
The US administration has told its allies including the UK to take control of their own security as part of its new defence strategy. The 34-page National Defence Strategy document, the first since 2022, criticised partners from Europe and Asia for relying on previous US administrations to subsidise their defence. The 34-page National Defence Strategy document, the first since 2022, criticised partners from Europe and Asiafor relying on previous US administrations to subsidise their defence. The move by the Pentagon reasserts the Trump administration's focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a long-time goal of countering China. The US National Defence Strategy was last published in 2022 under then-president Joe Biden and focused on China as America's 'pacing challenge'.
Source: Daily Mail January 24, 2026 23:25 UTC
