The new U.S. National Security Strategy poses hard questions for Canada

Canada should regard the new strategy as a strategic warning, and move quickly to build its own integrated policy frameworks that protect sovereignty, reinforce national security, and set the terms of our bilateral engagement.

A sustained posture of political appeasement or passivity would be a strategic error for Canada since U.S. President Donald Trump will not value its democratic stability or shared security commitments, writes Ann Fitz-Gerald. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY ANN FITZ-GERALD

December 8, 2025

The newly released United States National Security Strategy is one of the most consequential documents of the decade. It sets the macro-strategic direction for U.S. foreign, economic, and security policy. Most concerning for Canada, it revives language echoing the M...

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