Europe's Collapse? US Threatens Ultimatum 🚨🌍

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Trump Administration Accuses Europe of “Civilizational Erasure”
The United States President Donald Trump’s administration is asserting that Europe is facing “civilizational erasure” due to mass migration, a narrative frequently employed by far-right parties to mobilize support during elections across the continent.

US Security Strategy Targets European Concerns
A 33-page “national security strategy” document released late on Thursday accused the European Union (EU) of “undermining political liberty and sovereignty” and emphasized the need for US “preeminence” in the Western Hemisphere. Within the NSS document, a section titled “Promoting European Greatness” highlighted the continent’s declining share of global gross domestic product (GDP), while simultaneously claiming that this economic decline is “eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure.”

European Politicians Echo Trump’s Concerns
Several European politicians have indicated that this message resonates strongly with existing narratives promoted by European far-right groups, such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Vox in Spain, Front Populaire in France, and Lega Nord in Italy, among others, who have built their electoral campaigns on anti-immigrant and xenophobic themes.

US Pivot Towards Central and Eastern Europe
Located on the extreme right in Europe, the Trump administration’s new security strategy utilizes language reminiscent of those emanating from within the Kremlin 🇷🇺. Carl Bildt, Sweden’s former prime minister, observed in a post on X that this positioning “places itself to the right of the extreme right in Europe.” Gérard Araud, a former French ambassador to the US, echoed this sentiment on X, describing the document’s section concerning Europe as “a far-right pamphlet.”

US Seeks to Reassert Influence and Shift Priorities
“When it comes to siding with Ukraine in its war against Russia,” he added. Washington’s relations with European far-right leaders have demonstrably improved since Donald Trump’s return to office in January. Late on Thursday, through the National Security Strategy (NSS), the Trump administration called for Washington to actively “cultivate resistance” within Europe and urged “its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit.”

EU Defense Commitments Face US Scrutiny
The NSS document specifically stated that Washington wants Europe to “remain European, to regain its civilisational self-confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation.” According to a December 5 report by The Associated Press news agency, Markus Frohnmaier, a member of Germany’s AfD, characterized the NSS as “a foreign policy reality check for Europe and particularly for Germany.”

US Demands Increased European Defense Spending
Amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the NSS document targeted European officials’ “unrealistic expectations” for ending the conflict, asserting that the US has a “core interest” in its resolution. Furthermore, according to a Reuters news agency report, Pentagon officials informed diplomats in Washington this week that the US was not yet satisfied with Europe’s defense spending related to the conflict and indicated a potential cessation of NATO participation by 2027, contingent upon increased European investment.

EU Embraces Independent Defense Strategies
The NSS emphasized that Washington intends to “enable Europe to stand on its own feet and operate as a.” A group of aligned sovereign nations, encompassing the primary responsibility for their own defense and operating independently of any adversarial power, is driving a significant shift in defense strategies.

US Urges Europe to Prioritize Operational Capabilities
European countries, including Germany, France, and the UK, have announced increased spending and investments in military capabilities in response to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. At the NATO Summit in June, members committed to dedicating up to 5 percent of their national GDP to defense and related sectors by 2035. However, on December 3, a US official informed Politico that US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau stated at a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels that the EU should prioritize translating its defense commitments into tangible operational capabilities.

US Warns Against Protectionist Policies
US urges Europe to prioritize operational capabilities. Furthermore, Landau cautioned against “protectionist and exclusionary policies that bully American companies out of the market,” arguing that such actions “undermine” NATO’s “collective defense.”