NSS emphasizes Trump’s ‘America First’ prioritization of US’s backyard

The NSS outlines the initiatives the Trump administration has already undertaken in its first year, with a primary focus on the Western Hemisphere over other regions. The administration has cracked down on illegal immigration, is carrying out a controversial lethal military campaign targeting purported drug smugglers heading for the United States, and the president has discussed the possibility of targeting cartels in Venezuela, Colombia, and Mexico. The strategy says the administration wants to “ensure that the Western Hemisphere remains reasonably stable and well-governed enough to prevent and discourage mass migration to the United States.” It wants the countries’ governments to…