"A formal iteration of Trump's foreign policy vision has rattled many in Europe who see the latest US National Security Strategy as a blatant declaration of interference in their internal politics, and intended to boost the prospects of the European far right. "It is an attempt to intervene in the domestic politics of Europe, to undermine democratic processes and boost far-right parties," said Guntram Wolff, senior fellow at Brussels-based Bruegel think tank."
"Experts say the strategy is much more than an admission of overlapping views on some issues such as immigration, and rather alludes to a bigger game plan to divide the 27 member European Union (EU) along ideological lines and weaken the bloc to dominate it. Zsuzsanna Vegh, associate researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), said weakening the EU as a global actor serves this US administration's interests: "A divided Europe would also be weaker and easier to dominate on trade issues.""
"Now, the US's national security document has warned of hat it considers "civilizational erasure" in Europe in the next two decades as a result of high immigration and lower birth rates. The document also accuses the EU of censoring free speech and suppression of political opposition insinuating that the EU's digital services Act (DSA) is hindering freedom of speech of far-right supporters, and not, as the EU claims, protecting citizens from disinformation online"
The US National Security Strategy frames a foreign policy approach that many in Europe view as interference and encouragement of far-right forces. The strategy highlights shared positions with European far-right parties, especially on immigration and Euroskepticism, and warns of alleged "civilizational erasure" caused by high immigration and low birth rates. It accuses the EU of censoring free speech and suppressing political opposition, pointing to the Digital Services Act as limiting far-right expression. Analysts interpret the strategy as seeking to divide the 27-member EU along ideological lines to weaken the bloc and increase US leverage on trade and global influence.
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