Geopolitical Alarm Bells Are Ringing: The Impact of the US National Security Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean

Implications of the new US National Security Strategy
As cynical realism, strategic nationalism and economic interests drive the redistribution
of global power and the emergence of a new world order, the world is experiencing
history in the making.
In January 2025 we published an article on the “Day After” highlighting the reversal of
globalization and the resurgence of a nation-centered world order, in which national
security and national interests have become paramount – reinforced by the deliberate
alignment of private-sector capabilities with core national strategies.1
A few months later, the official release of the US National Security Strategy, together
with subsequent geopolitical developments on the ground, decisively confirmed the
validity of this approach.
Nation-states remain the primary actors in geopolitics, and “peace through strength”
has become the doctrine. At the same time, traditional international institutions and
regulatory frameworks are viewed by the US as outdated, while vital business,
industrial and economic sectors are expected to align with core national interests.
The top US strategic priority appears to be consolidating control over the Western
Hemisphere and the Arctic – because of maritime passages and critical mineral
resources – while avoiding direct involvement in conflicts unless vital national interests

are at stake. Although this avoidance has yet to be fully confirmed in practice, the Indo-
Pacific region remains the primary focus of US national security.

As a result, US direct presence is expected to partially recede from traditionally
strategic regions, including Europe, the Middle-East and the Eastern Mediterranean.