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Superpower competition: The missing chapter in Trump’s new security strategy
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It is unclear why US President Donald Trump’s administration turned sharply away from the discussion of superpower competition that it began in 2017.
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WASHINGTON – The last time US President Donald Trump issued a national security strategy, eight years ago, it heralded a return to superpower competition, describing China and Russia as “revisionist” powers seeking to upend US dominance around the world.
“China and Russia challenge American power, influence and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity,” he wrote in a document that reflected the influence of his advisers in his first term.
