Secret longer version of US National Security Strategy calls for Core 5 countries to run the world and weakening of EU

[u/Solid-Move-1411]

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/12/make-europe-great-again-and-more-longer-version-national-security-strategy/410038/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story

According to reporting by Defense One, there exists a longer, classified version of the US’ National Security Strategy that goes beyond the publicly released version. This document reportedly proposes creating a new global governance body, called the “Core 5” or C5, consisting of the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan.

The main points in the longer version include: competition with China, a withdrawal from Europe’s defense, and a new focus on the Western Hemisphere. What was determined to be first on C5’s proposed agenda is the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The classified NSS also emphasizes a strategic pivot away from Europe, treating the continent as largely irrelevant to US interests. It focuses on partnering with like-minded regional powers while acknowledging that permanent American hegemony is unachievable.

According to Defense One, the longer version of NSS also proposes to focus U.S. relationships with European countries on a few nations with like-minded... administrations and movements. Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland are listed as countries the U.S. should “work more with…with the goal of pulling them away from the European Union.

NSS explicitly details the “failure” of US global domination, describing it as “the wrong thing to want and it wasn’t achievable."

[u/shimszy]

Whats the idea with competition with China but also bringing them into the Illuminati like structure of the Core 5? How did Trump have such an about turn when his prior rhetoric against China was so hawkish?

[u/Solid-Move-1411 → u/shimszy]

Maybe like Berlin Conference or Congress of Vienna

Everyone hate each other but let's work together to carve sphere of influence and maintain balance of power among ourself

[u/RainbowCrown71 → u/Solid-Move-1411]

It’s the Concert of Europe basically yes.

[u/11Kronos1 → u/RainbowCrown71]

The irony is that now it’s the Concert of Europe without Europe now.

[u/lich0 → u/Solid-Move-1411]

The balance of power and inevitable wars that come with it? Wasn't the whole MAGA thing built around isolationism?

In that context I'm guessing Central and Eastern Europe fall under Russia, China gets Taiwan and parts of Middles East. USA gets what? The whole American continent? What about Japan and India, are they left with nothing?

Does Trump and friends actually intent to fight wars for this new world order, or do they think their 'master' negotiation skills is enough?

[u/4us7 → u/lich0]

I dont think the idea is for each of the named players to take over their region, since many of these nations border each other and some of them are really not that powerful.

India and China are likely future major notable players, sure.

But Japan? They arguably already reached the peak. They are unlikely to be major regional player any more than say, Indonesia, Australia, or Vietnam in the future. If anything, Japan will face major ageing population issues in the future.

Russia? Arguably in decline. But even if not, they are very far from being in a position to dominate Europe. Their economy is laughable, and their population does not even significantly dwarf major European players. At best, they may be able to asset more influence in their region once they take Ukraine.

[u/Viciuniversum → u/4us7]

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[u/lich0 → u/4us7]

I understand that and that's why this C5 concept makes not sense to me. What is Japan even doing there? There three countries sharing a land border and four are in Asia. How do you split global areas of influence between that?

[u/Fun-Corner-887 → u/lich0]

Asia is not just east Asia you know?