# What does Trump's new National Security Strategy mean for the Middle East?

An episode of [Middle East Focus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1289981629), 11 Dec 2025, 41 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/middleeastinst/Middle_East_Focus_Dec11_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=531685

In this episode, MEI Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Ambassador David Hale joins host Alistair Taylor to unpack the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy (NSS). Released on December 4, the document outlines the administration's foreign policy vision, priorities, and approach to global challenges. Ambassador Hale analyzes the new NSS and how it compares to previous US strategy documents. The conversation focuses on what the NSS means for the future of US policy in the Middle East, and how it is likely to be received by regional actors. Recorded on December 9, 2025.

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