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ISTANBUL
The Trump administration’s new policy to reassert absolute US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and push out all foreign rivals is a “total illusion” that is unworkable in the face of modern economic realities, according to international relations experts.
The policy, detailed in the latest National Security Strategy – a congressionally mandated document setting out the executive branch’s security priorities – seeks to reverse what Washington describes as “years of neglect” by blocking competitors such as China from positioning forces or gaining control of “strategically vital assets”…
