**The Longest Suicide Note in American History**

The Trump administration's new National Security Strategy is a document that has left many experts scratching their heads. On its surface, it appears to be a plan for America's defense and foreign policy, but upon closer inspection, it reveals itself to be a rather bizarre and disturbing document.

According to sources, the team behind this strategy consists of ideologues who are more interested in advancing their own agenda than in actually protecting American interests. Their ideas have been described as "unilateral disarmament" by former head of the State Department's Global Engagement Center, James Rubin.

The document itself is a curious thing, with different authors contributing to its text at various times. Some sections are written in boastful, aggressive language, while others use euphemism and allusion. At times, these different voices seem to contradict one another, making it difficult to discern the actual policy of the administration.

One of the most striking features of this document is its refusal to acknowledge any enemies or rival nations. In contrast to previous National Security Strategies, which identified countries like Russia and China as geopolitical competitors, this new document avoids naming names altogether.

The 2017 Trump administration's strategy mentioned Russian subversive activities in Europe, Chinese economic coercion, and North Korean aggression. However, the latest document makes only vague allusions to these issues, as if they were no longer a concern. It's almost as if America has declared itself above the conflicts of the world.

And yet, despite its name, this National Security Strategy is not actually a strategy at all. Rather, it appears to be a suicide note for American influence and power. By refusing to acknowledge any threats or rivalries, the administration seems to be abandoning its ability to defend itself and its allies in the world.

The consequences of this policy will be far-reaching and devastating, with economic as well as political implications. The military, State Department, CIA, and FBI will all need to adapt to a new reality where there are no enemies, only internal security threats like "civilizational erasure" in Europe.

But what's most striking about this document is its complete disregard for the facts on the ground. North Korea has not disappeared; Iran is still a significant threat; and Islamist terrorism remains a global concern. However, these issues are ignored or downplayed in favor of more fantastical threats like "European civilizational erasure."

Some have speculated that this document was written not for foreign-policy experts but for a domestic audience, including the Oval Office itself. The language used is often ludicrous and familiar, with boasts about ending wars (a claim as absurd as Trump's FIFA Peace Prize) and attacks on past American foreign policy strategies.

The authors of this document seem to be projecting their own fears onto others, particularly European liberal democracy, which they fear will lead to "civilizational erasure." This is a bizarre and disturbing sentiment that reveals a deep-seated hatred for the values of transparency, accountability, civil rights, and the rule of law.

The consequences of this policy are too terrible to contemplate. Will our military stop working with allies who have cooperated with us for decades? Will the FBI stop looking for Russian and Chinese spies?

This is a story that should be taken seriously, not laughed at or dismissed as absurd. We have seen how conspiracist thinking has already done real damage to institutions like USAID, destroyed by Elon Musk's own online research.

It's time to wake up and take this threat seriously. The American government's most prominent foreign-policy theorists are projecting their domestic obsessions onto the world, and it's likely that they will misunderstand who could challenge or threaten America in the near future. Their fantasy world endangers us all.

**Sources:**

* James Rubin, former head of the State Department's Global Engagement Center * Phillips Payson O'Brien * Eliot A. Cohen * Charlie Warzel