The White House published a new national security doctrine on Friday that is offensive toward Europe, portraying it as in 'civilizational decline'. Europeans, threatened with interference, reaffirm their intent to preserve the transatlantic alliance. This document may dominate discussions at Monday's meeting in London between European leaders and Volodymyr Zelensky.
The new US national security strategy, published on Friday by the White House, sharply targets Europe. This 30-page document denounces European institutions for 'undermining political freedom and sovereignty', as well as migration policies, stifling regulations, censorship of free speech, and the loss of national identities. Europe is portrayed as a territory in peril, facing 'civilizational decline' that justifies American interference.
This approach continues the offensive speech by JD Vance in Munich in February 2025. 'We wish to support our allies in preserving Europe's freedom and security, while restoring Europe's civilizational confidence and Western identity', states the report. European reactions emphasize that Europe remains 'strategically and culturally vital' to the United States, but criticize the targeting of the European Union as a bureaucratic progressive project eroding industry through ecology and promoting uncontrolled migration.
Dismayed Europeans assert: 'We are your ally, not your problem'. They intend to preserve the transatlantic alliance despite the threats. This issue may be central at the December 8 meeting in London, where Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz will receive Volodymyr Zelensky. Analysis links this strategy to Samuel Huntington's ideas in 'The Clash of Civilizations', calling to defend Western unity amid global diversity and internal risks like excessive multiculturalism.
Despite criticisms, Europe must limit interferences and bolster its own power, without depending on the US political orientation, whether under Trump or Biden.