New U.S. strategy views Asia as key "battleground," urges allies to do more

The U.S. administration's new national security strategy frames the Indo-Pacific region as a critical geopolitical "battleground," urging Japan, South Korea and other allies to increase their defense spending amid China's rapid military modernization and economic rise.The 33-page document, released by the White House late Thursday, offers a reminder that President Donald Trump's approach to the rest of the world is, above all, guided by his "America First" doctrine."The days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over," says the first National Security Strate…READ FULL ARTICLE