"We did a masterful job in my humble opinion post World War II of figuring out what is our role in the world and then playing that role to a very effective degree. It's not perfect. Certainly there were mistakes. I think we need to do that again. And the number one biggest theme for me is we have to get rid of the idea that we are going to dominate the rest of the world."
"We're waiting for the [Trump administration] National Security Strategy to come out from the White House, which should come out in the next couple of months, which will be really interesting to see what they have to say. We are in the post-post-Cold War world. You know we had that brief period at the end of the Cold War when it was like, yeah, we won, everything's good -- and then no it's not."
A new National Security Strategy from the White House is expected in the coming months and will shape U.S. global posture. The international system has moved into a post-post–Cold War era marked by renewed complexity and multipolar competition. The United States executed an effective global role after World War II but committed mistakes and must reassess its strategy. U.S. policy should abandon a posture of global domination, remain actively engaged, and accept a multipolar world that can be influenced but not controlled. Recalibrating toward influence, partnership, and humility offers a realistic path for sustainable security leadership.
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