The Joe Biden administration’s first National Security Strategy, a document required by law, declares this a watershed moment, maintains focus on American interests, and stresses that the United States will remain the place of world “leader”.

“To advance nationally shared prosperity and protect the rights of all Americans, we must be active in shaping an international order that aligns with our interests and values,” the document said, naming China as the primary challenger in the arena of global geopolitics. and Russia as a “dangerous” country to control.

The strategy states that “America will continue to lead with strength and determination” and that “the need for American leadership is greater than ever.”

The White House summarizes the strategy as one that seeks to “advance our vital interests and pursue a free, prosperous, and secure world” by employing “all elements of our national power.”

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, commenting on the document with reporters, said “we need to set the rules of the road for the 21st century” in various areas from technology to investing, so that “the international order continues to reflect our values”. and Our interests”.

In this context, he added that international alliances –NATO, the Pacific and more– are at the center of the strategy and that the now “invigorated” Group of 7 becomes “a sort of steering committee of the free world on critical issues”.

The perspective of the security vision combines “strategic competition”, in particular with China, a nation which it describes as “the only competitor having both the intention, and recently, the ability to reshape the international order”; He calls for containing “a dangerous Russia” while taking up transnational “shared challenges”.

Regarding the Americas, the strategy states that “no region impacts the United States more directly than the Western Hemisphere”, although the chapter dedicated to the region occupies only two of the document’s 48 pages, almost at the end.

According to the Biden administration document, the United States seeks to promote cooperation to generate “inclusive” and sustainable economic growth, and in this context, the priority is to work with Mexico and Canada to promote “a vision North American” for the future.

At the same time, he proclaims that the United States will promote “democratic stability” in the region, including “protection against outside interference or coercion from China, Russia or Iran.”

With respect to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, the approach continues to promote the interference format and aggressive policy, “through revitalized inter-American institutions, and in partnership with civil society and other governments to support the “self-determination” of their cities.

The White House warns that policymakers must “avoid the temptation to view the world only through the prism of competition and engage other countries on their own terms.”

(With information from AP and The day)