trump Management Issues Stark Warning on Europe‘s Future in New National Security Strategy
WASHINGTON D.C. – December 5, 2025 – A newly released national security strategy from the white house signals a dramatic shift in U.S.foreign policy, characterized by a marked disregard for traditional adversaries and a critical assessment of European allies. The document, published Friday, represents a historic break from past administrations, prioritizing a vision of the world that downplays threats from rivals while expressing deep concern over the internal challenges facing Europe.
The strategy dedicates approximately two and a half pages to Europe within it’s thirty-page scope,framing the continent’s future in stark terms. According to the document, Europe will be “unrecognizable in twenty years or less” if current trends persist, with its “economic decline… eclipsed by the real and more abrupt prospect of civilizational erasure.”
The White House identifies several factors contributing to this perceived decline, including falling birth rates, the erosion of national identities, suppression of political dissent, restrictions on free speech, and what it terms “regulatory asphyxiation.” Immigration is highlighted as a primary concern,with the strategy asserting that “in the long term,it is more than plausible that within a few decades at most,some NATO members will have a non-European majority.”
The release of this national security strategy formalizes the priorities and worldview of the Trump administration, and marks a significant departure from previous approaches to transatlantic relations. The document’s tone towards allies, particularly in Europe, is notably dismissive, while exhibiting a surprising level of leniency towards nations historically considered geopolitical competitors.
