The Pentagon's recently released National Defense Strategy marks a big change. It no longer lists China as the top security threat to the US. Instead, the main focus is now on defending the US homeland and the Western Hemisphere. This strategy, published every four years, also notes that America's actual interests have been neglected for too long. The Pentagon said it will offer "more limited" support to its allies. This follows last year's US National Security Strategy that said Europe faced "civilizational collapse" and did not label Russia a direct threat. The 2022 defense strategy had named the threat from China as the top priority. The new 34-page document supports policies seen earlier under President Trump’s administration, which included strong actions like pressuring allies to buy Greenland, striking drug boats, and opposing Venezuela's leader. The strategy vows to secure US military and commercial access to important places like the Panama Canal, the Gulf of America, and Greenland. It promises a shift from "grandiose strategies" to "hardnosed realism." The US will approach China with "strength, not confrontation," aiming neither to dominate nor humiliate China. Interestingly, Taiwan is not mentioned, but the document says the US will "prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies." The US sold weapons to Taiwan last year worth $11 billion, angering China. The US also wants allies to share more of the defense burden, criticizing them for letting America pay too much. Yet, it rejects the idea that this means the US is retreating into isolation. Instead, it promises a focused response to threats affecting America directly. Allies like Europe will handle threats more dangerous to them than to the US. Russia, which attacked Ukraine years ago, is still a threat but called "manageable." The US will also reduce its role in deterring North Korea, leaving South Korea to take the lead. At the World Economic Forum, Canadian PM Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the old rules and world order are changing and middle powers must unite to avoid being sidelined.