NYTIMES (Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd) - Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump’s Grand Strategy
A Pentagon official argues that “people can no longer take the United States for granted.”
AXIOS (Colin Demarest) - Canada, like Europe, seeks to break U.S. defense dependency
Canada's first-ever defense-industrial strategy, published this month, suggests it, like Europe , can no longer count on the U.S. to be a security backstop, economically or militarily. - "Long-held assumptions have been upended — about the end of imperial conquest, the durability of peace in Europe, and the resilience of old alliances," the plan reads. - "In this uncertain world, it is more important than ever that Canada possess the capacity to sustain its own defense and safeguard its own sovereignty." Why it matters: It's a major break for Canada, which has not taken President Trump's 51st state remarks lightly. - Canadians today view the U.S. as more of a risk than a partner, according to a Globe and Mail poll conducted by Nanos…