Editor’s note: The following article is an opinion piece by Rob York, director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

The U.S. released the first National Security Strategy (NSS) of Trump’s second presidency this month, and for the first time in recent memory, the document makes no mention of North Korea.

Instead, it is highly personalized and makes numerous references to President Donald Trump, contrasting him with his predecessors and hailing his vision of a U.S. that does less in the world.