Influence of Geopolitical Concepts on the US National Security Strategy

The article examines the geopolitical concepts of “Heartland”, “Rimland” and American isolationism as factors influencing the development and implementation of the national security strategy of the United States. In the context of the transformation of the world order, the American administration is forced to turn to the geopolitical theories of the past in order to justify the aggressive nature of the United States geostrategy and preserve the Western-centric liberal model of the world order. The strategic planning documents of the United States – the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, as well as in accordance with the concepts of “Heartland” and “Rimland”, substantiate the need to contain their main geopolitical opponents – China and Russia. The ideas of isolationism that arise in the public consciousness of American citizens do not have a decisive influence on public authorities and the adoption of military and political decisions by the American administration. Studying the geopolitical factors of the national security strategy of the United States makes it possible to understand the goals and priorities of their policy towards individual countries and entire regions of the world, which is contradictory, to assess the military and political situation in the world more deeply, to identify trends in the development of Washington's foreign and military policy, to predict the likelihood of using American armed forces in the future.