
The America first National Security Strategy — through the eyes of 'We the People'
Fox News
Trump's National Security Strategy matches public demand for military modernization and China competition but conflicts with American support for allies.
Roger Zakheim is the Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington DC and host of the Reaganism podcast.
On the essentials, the people and the president are in remarkable agreement. The strategy elevates "peace through strength" as a core principle, declaring that America must sustain "the world’s most powerful, lethal, and technologically advanced military" to deter adversaries and maintain global stability. Americans emphatically agree. The Reagan survey shows 87% of the public believes it is important that the United States have the strongest military in the world and 71% say the world is more peaceful when America leads from a position of unrivaled strength. This is a national consensus in an age when consensus is hard to find.













