President Donald Trump after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving Day 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
The document describes the administration's goals in two words: "enlist and expand." It aims to "enlist established friends" in the region to help control migration, stop drug trafficking and strengthen security. At the same time, the administration is looking to expand by "cultivating and strengthening" new relationships while establishing the U.S. as the "economic and security partner of choice" in the Western Hemisphere.
As part of the "enlist" element of the strategy, the administration looks to work with regional partners who can help ensure stability and neutralize common threats even beyond their own borders. The document emphasizes the need to look for countries that have common interests with the U.S. and to "not overlook governments with different outlooks."
Additionally, the document asserts that the U.S. has to reconsider its military presence in the Western Hemisphere. This means readjusting American military presence to address threats in the Western Hemisphere in order to achieve the goals laid out in the blueprint. The readjustment would also impact the Coast Guard and Navy, as the document calls for "a more suitable" presence to allow U.S. personnel to control sea lanes, combat illegal migration and to reduce human and drug trafficking.
President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 (Yuri Gripas/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"The choice all countries should face is whether they want to live in an American-led world of sovereign countries and free economies or in a parallel one in which they are influenced by countries on the other side of the world," the document states.
The 33-page blueprint also outlines regional strategies for U.S. interactions with Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Additionally, it declares that "the era of mass migration is over," asserting that controlling the border is the "primary element" of U.S. national security.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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