{"id":2327,"date":"2025-12-18T14:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:37:58","slug":"icger-hosts-seminar-on-u-s-national-security-strategies-dr-youssef-trumps-new-strategy-could-cost-washington-its-global-standing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.icgers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/icger-hosts-seminar-on-u-s-national-security-strategies-dr-youssef-trumps-new-strategy-could-cost-washington-its-global-standing\/","title":{"rendered":"ICGER Hosts Seminar on U.S. National Security Strategies \u2014 Dr. Youssef: Trump\u2019s New Strategy Could Cost Washington Its Global Standing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, ICGER hosted a seminar at its headquarters in central Beirut titled \u201cReading U.S. National Security Strategies Between Trump\u2019s Two Terms and the Biden Presidency.\u201d The event included a keynote speech by ICGER President Dr. Mohammad Walid Youssef and was attended by a select group of experts, analysts, and research team members interested in geopolitical affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Imad Ghanoum moderated the discussion and emphasized that \u201cU.S. national security strategy is not just a political slogan or a campaign speech. Instead, it is the framework used by each American president in their first year in office to identify threats, challenges, and opportunities, establish priorities, and select the tools of power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further stated that the seminar aimed to analyze interconnected developments across multiple trajectories: the \u201cAmerica First\u201d doctrine during President Trump\u2019s initial term; slogans such as \u201cpeace through strength\u201d and \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d; the controversial relationship with NATO and the European Union; and the utilization of tariffs as a political instrument within a clear intersection of political and economic considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghanoum further explained: \u201cThe Biden administration&#8217;s approach involves regaining leadership via alliances and security belts, as highlighted in official documents like the 2022 National Security Strategy. 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Finally, we explore the developing landscape of Trump\u2019s anticipated second term, following the unveiling of his administration\u2019s 2025 National Security Strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his opening remarks, Dr. Youssef examined the historical principles that have influenced the approaches of successive U.S. presidents to national security, emphasizing the structural transformations in American strategy from the nineteenth century through the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and into the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He provided a comprehensive comparison of President Barack Obama\u2019s approach to managing influence and burden-sharing with allies; Donald Trump\u2019s inaugural term \u201cAmerica First\u201d policy, which he contended yielded limited outcomes; and President Joe Biden\u2019s strategy, which reinstated the prominence of traditional alliances while maintaining the fundamental aspects of U.S. presence and influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Youssef specifically emphasized President Trump\u2019s new approach in his second term, characterizing it as a significant evolution in American strategic thinking. 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