Navigating Neoconservative Challenges

This chapter explores the tensions within the Trump administration as it faces neoconservative pushback against its foreign policy strategy. It emphasizes the importance of aligning U.S. interests in the Western hemisphere while urging European nations to bolster their self-defense. The discussion further considers the historical context of the Monroe Doctrine and the implications of strategic regions like Greenland and the Panama Canal amidst rising global competition.